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World falls behind in efforts to tackle climate change: PwC
2014-09-08 00:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world's major economies are falling further behind every year in terms of meeting the rate of carbon emission reductions needed to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees this century, a report published on Monday showed. The sixth annual Low Carbon Economy Index report from professional services firm PwC looked at the progress of major developed and emerging economies toward reducing their carbon intensity, or emissions per unit of gross domestic product. "The gap between...
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Climate change back on the agenda
2014-09-07 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Later this month world leaders will gather in New York for a historic summit on climate change. This is an opportunity to inspire key decision-makers to act in the face of a growing climate crisis that threatens almost every aspect of our lives. Politicians all over the world cite a lack of public support as a reason not to take bold action against climate change. So on 21 September we will meet this moment with unprecedented public mobilisations in cities around the world, including thousands of...
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UK keen on global fund to tackle climate change
2014-09-07 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: The British government is very keen to see the operationalising of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It was never us blocking the process nor was it the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. It appears that we are now close to operationalising the GCF and we will be pushing for that to be developed and we are ready to put money into it, said Sir David King, the U.K. special representative for Climate Change, who is visiting India. In an interview to The Hindu, Sir...
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Rand Paul Decides Pick Fight With Hillary Clinton Over Climate Change
2014-09-07 19:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) decided to pick a fight with Hillary Clinton over climate change on Friday. The sticking point was a speech the former Secretary of State gave on Thursday to the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. Her remarks covered a wide range of issues, in particular foreign policy. But she also zeroed in on the need for the U.S. to tackle climate change, calling it "the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face." That was the part Paul pounced on....
The Unbelievably Cheap $10 Billion Plan to Stop Climate Change With Airplanes
2014-09-07 17:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motley Fool: The global aviation industry accounted for 12% of all transportation-related emissions in 2013. That statistic has pushed The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA ) to rally the industry around new efficiency and sustainability efforts. But what if airplanes carrying payloads inspired by volcanoes held the key to stopping global climate change in its tracks? One pioneering scientist not only thinks it's possible, but given the plan's relatively low annual price tag of just $10 billion, thinks there's a chance...
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