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John Kerry: Climate change is screaming at us for action
2013-06-23 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged the world to ramp up action on climate change, saying in India that changing weather patterns posed major costs to the planet. "Here in India, the home of so much of the history of science, we must recognise that today the science of climate change is screaming at us for action," Kerry said in a speech in New Delhi. After expressing his condolences for the victims of devastating floods in northern India, Kerry said that "it appears as if, in...
Singapore threatens legal action against local firms blamed for smog from Sumatra
2013-06-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Singapore said yesterday that it would pursue local firms found to be involved in starting forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, as Greenpeace said the blazes were on palm oil plantations owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies. Smog has engulfed the city state, with air pollution reaching a record high on Friday, although the level had dropped to "moderate" by yesterday afternoon. Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said Singapore would investigate possible legal action against domestic...
Kerry urges climate change action on eve of India talks
2013-06-23 15:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with Washington to tackle climate change and develop green technologies, on the eve of talks on trade and regional security. Emerging economies like India have resisted pressure in global climate talks to commit to targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in a dispute with rich nations over whose industries should bear the brunt of the cuts. But Kerry, on a seven-nation tour in the Middle East and Asia, said on Sunday failing...
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Kerry urges action on climate change on eve of India talks
2013-06-23 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with Washington to tackle climate change and develop green technologies, on the eve of talks on trade and regional security. Emerging economies like India have resisted pressure in global climate talks to commit to targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in a dispute with rich nations over whose industries should bear the brunt of the cuts. But Kerry, on a seven-nation tour in the Middle East and Asia, said on Sunday failing...
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Obama to take sweeping action on climate
2013-06-22 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama will announce his intention to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, increase appliance efficiency standards and promote renewable energy development on public lands in a speech Tuesday outlining his plan to use executive powers to address climate change. While the president has talked about the need to address global warming, using sweeping rhetoric in his second inaugural address to suggest it ranks as one of his highest priorities, he has been largely silent...
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