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In charts: how a revenue neutral carbon tax creates jobs, grows the economy
2014-06-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A revenue-neutral carbon tax or fee is a proposed policy to address global warming that's become increasingly popular, particularly in the US. It's a simple concept put a much needed price on carbon pollution, but return all the revenue that's generated to taxpayers (for example with a monthly refund) to offset rising energy costs. This approach appeals to political conservatives, because it's a free market solution that doesn't increase the size of government. British Columbia (BC) launched...
6 charts you should see before Obama unveils his new climate plan
2014-06-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: Next week is going to be a big one for US energy and climate policy. On Monday, June 2, the Obama administration will propose new rules to cut carbon-dioxide emissions from the nation's coal- and gas-fired power plants. We're still awaiting further details on those regulations (see this post for a rundown of what we know so far). But we can start with a broader overview of the energy and climate context surrounding the debate. Below are six charts and maps to get us started, looking at how...
FRANCE: Kering report charts sustainability progress
2014-05-08 14:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Luxury goods group Kering is "making progress" towards reaching sustainability targets, two years after announcing a four-year programme on tackling environment and social issues.
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Our alarming food future, explained in 7 charts
2014-05-07 20:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Earlier this year, President Obama signed a bill into law that will essentially preserve the status quo of U.S. agriculture for the next half decade. Known as the farm bill, the once-every-five-years legislation (among other things it does) shapes the basic incentive structure for the farmers who specialize in the big commodity crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice. This year`s model, like the several before it, provides generous subsidies (mostly through cut-rate insurance) for all-out production...
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These Are The Charts That Explain Climate Change
2014-05-03 15:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Insider: Michael Mann, professor of meteorology at Penn State, dropped by Madison, Wis. last week, and we quizzed him about the state of the climate. Mann's post-doctoral work (1) thesis introduced the "hockey stick," a graph showing the accelerated pace of warming, based on records of temperature over previous centuries. Mann's provocative graph became a core of the effort by former vice-president Al Gore to raise the alarm over global warming. It also became, among global warming deniers, a target of...
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