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As Republicans Deny Climate Change, the U.N. Says it Could Cost the World $2 Trillion
2016-07-19 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mic: Assuming all goes as planned, the GOP -- during the ongoing 2016 Republican Convention -- will formally select presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, a man who has described climate change as a concept "created by and for the Chinese" and "bullshit." Meanwhile, the United Nations released research Tuesday which indicates said "bullshit" could interfere with productivity, costing the world $2 trillion over the next 14 years. As the world gets hotter, it will necessitate that...
Climate Column: Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Introduction
2016-07-18 21:16:35| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education At the 2016 National Farmers Union (NFU) convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, NFU members established that the organization should lead efforts to help educate family farmers, ranchers and rural communities about how to adapt to the effects of climate change on their respective operations and support efforts […]
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Crailar flax fibre assets finally change hands
2016-07-15 13:02:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The assets of Crailar Technologies, developer of the sustainably grown Crailar Flax based fibre, have changed hands following the decision at the end of last year to put them up for sale.
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Report warns of severe future effects of climate change on the U.K.
2016-07-15 12:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: The contributors, who include Environment and Climate Change Lecturer Dr Ruth Wood and Professor of Ecology Richard Bardgett, say that action to tackle urgent threats including widespread flooding and new diseases must be taken promptly. The report also warns that wars and migration around the world caused by climate change could have significant consequences for the UK through disrupted trade and more overseas military intervention. The worst-case scenarios - which will become reality if action...
Abolition of Decc 'major setback for UK's climate change efforts'
2016-07-15 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change has been condemned by former ministers as a major setback to British efforts to combat global warming. Decc was closed in a series of sweeping changes to the government unveiled by the new prime minister, Theresa May, on Thursday. Its functions, which include representing the UK at international climate talks, responsibility for meeting carbon targets and levying subsidies for green energy, have been transferred to a beefed-up business...
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