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Catastrophic Threshold Nears and Global Warming Body Calls for Dramatic Action
2014-04-14 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Street: The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sunday released the latest part of its Fifth Assessment Report, outlining the dramatic steps that need to be taken to avoid the catastrophic impacts of global warming caused by humans. Most significantly, the Summary for Policymakers portion of the report emphasizes the need for coordination on a planetary scale. "Effective mitigation will not be achieved if individual agents advance their own interests independently," the report emphasizes....
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Green Party Prioritises Action against 'Factory Farming', Live Animal Exports
2014-04-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Top of the Green Party's manifesto priorities for the May elections is action against mega-farms and 'factory farming'; it also aims to ban live animal exports and put greater regulation on animal transportation.
U.N. Climate Panel Warns Speedier Action Is Needed Avert Disaster
2014-04-13 22:35:19| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Delivering the latest stark news about climate change on Sunday, a United Nations panel warned that governments are not doing enough to avert profound risks in coming decades. But the experts found a silver lining: Not only is there still time to head off the worst, but the political will to do so seems to be rising around the world. In a report unveiled here, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that decades of foot-dragging by political leaders had propelled humanity into a critical...
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UN: Time Is Running Out for Climate Change Action
2014-04-13 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: A worldwide push over the next 15 years is the only way to avoid the disastrous effects of climate change, experts appointed by the United Nations said Sunday. A report released Sunday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed that it is still possible to contain the worst effects of climate change, but governments must take extensive measures to reduce carbon emissions, the New York Times reports. Global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 40 to 70 percent compared with...
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U.N. climate panel warns speedier action is needed to avert disaster
2014-04-13 14:38:56| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The countries of the world have dragged their feet so long on global warming that the situation is now critical, experts appointed by the United Nations reported Sunday, and only an intensive worldwide push over the next 15 years can stave off potentially disastrous climatic changes later in the century. It remains technically possible to keep planetary warming to a tolerable level, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found, according to a report unveiled here. But even in parts of the...
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