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Brazil minister calls out emerging economies over weak climate pledges
2015-10-28 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Brazil is shouldering more of the burden of climate action than countries of comparative wealth, according to its environment minister. Izabella Teixeira singled out pledges by Singapore and South Korea as "inexcusable" at an event on Wednesday. Those countries` targets allow greenhouse emissions to rise as their relatively wealthy economies grow over the next 15 years. Brazil is the first developing nation to commit an absolute carbon cut, by contrast: -- 37% by 2025 compared with 2005 levels....
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Investor pledges to plough $4bn into merged Oi, TIM
2015-10-26 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Brazilian operator confirms receipt of a proposal from Letter One that could lead to consolidation.
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US pledges to strengthen Pakistan garment industry
2015-10-23 13:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US has pledged to strengthen Pakistan's ready-made garment industry through dedicated vocational centres and improvements in working conditions.
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US Pledges $87 million to Combating Global Animal Disease Threats
2015-10-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is backing FAO's efforts to combat pandemic animal disease threats in Asia, Africa and the Middle East with an additional $87 million in funding covering the 2015-19 period.
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Paris climate pledges 'will slow energy emissions'
2015-10-21 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Pledges on greenhouse gas emissions made by governments ahead of landmark climate talks this December will result in a rapid and dramatic slowdown in the growth of carbon from the energy sector - but will not reverse that growth within the next 15 years, the worlds energy watchdog said on Wednesday. The International Energy Agency (IEA), regarded as the gold standard on energy data, found that the pledges would result in an increase of 3.7 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide from 2014 to 2030,...
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