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Current carbon pledges won't stop dangerous global warming, says Lord Stern
2015-05-04 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The commitments made by world governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the next 15 years are not sufficient to stave off the worst effects of climate change, a new analysis by Lord Stern has found. The study by the author of an influential report on the economics of climate change found that countries pledges ahead of a crunch UN climate summit in Paris this December would not keep warming below 2C, the level that previous UN negotiations have agreed on. But Stern said he was still...
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FedEx Pledges $1 Million in Aid to Support Relief of Nepal Earthquake Disaster
2015-05-02 00:17:15| Air Courier - Topix.net
The Memphis-based global transportation and logistics company is mobilizing its disaster relief program through its existing relationships with Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water Missions International, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army. "FedEx is committed to responding to the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal," said Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp. "Working together with international relief organizations, we are utilizing our global transportation network to assist in this massive recovery effort."
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Google pledges EUR 150 mln to European news publishers
2015-04-28 10:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google has committed to giving EUR 150 million to European news publishers over the next three years as part of a wider project designed to help news providers earn money from their own online coverage. The company's Digital News Initiative has been backed by eight European publications the Financial Times, the Guardian, El Pais, NRC Media, Les Echos, La Stampa, Faz and Die Ziet with other partners invited to join. Google said the initiative would explore ways to "increase revenue, traffic and audience engagement." In addition to the EUR 150 million innovation fund, the company will also contribute digital resources to newsrooms as well as "dedicated staff" to provide digital skills training to journalists in London, Hamburg and Paris.
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Climate pledges dont go far enough, say scientists
2015-04-21 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Follow us Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Connect on Linkedin RSS Feed Make a donation Log In Your Account or Register Home News Climate pledges dont go far enough, say scientists Climate pledges dont go far enough, say scientists Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 By Charlotte Malone Air emissions by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Climate change pledges made by countries ahead of a UN summit later this year are not ambitious enough to limit warming to the internationally...
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VW Ceo pledges to fight for power
2015-04-17 10:30:38| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG, the second largest automaker in the world and the biggest in Europe, has recently spiraled down into a full-blown leadership crisis, with the chief executive officer pledging to not go down without a fight. The company's chairman Ferdinand Piech, who told German magazine Der Spiegel he was not giving his support to the executive anymore, recently publicly panned Martin Winterkorn, the chief executive officer of the group.
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