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The inter-generational theft of Brexit and climate change
2016-06-27 05:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In last weeks Brexit vote results, there was a tremendous divide between age groups. 73% of voters under the age of 25 voted to remain in the EU, while about 58% over the age of 45 voted to leave. This generational gap is among the many parallels between Brexit and climate change. A 2014 poll found that 74% of Americans under the age of 30 support government policies to cut carbon pollution, as compared to just 58% of respondents over the age of 40, and 52% over the age of 65. Inter-generational...
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India consider umbrella legislation on climate change
2016-06-27 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: India is considering the possibility of bringing an umbrella legislation on climate change to move ahead towards the ratification of the Paris climate agreement-a legacy that the US President Barack Obama wants to leave before his term draws to an end. The Indo-US Joint statement this month after PM Modi's visit to the US also made mention of the shared goal of enabling entry into force of the Paris Agreement as early as possible. It is learnt the PM's Executive Committee on Climate Change...
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Air pollution to kill millions more without change of energy policy: IEA
2016-06-27 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A woman wearing a protective mask makes her way in a business district on a heavily polluted day in Beijing, China January 3, 2016. Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. Around 6.5 million deaths globally are attributed each year to poor air quality inside and outside, making it the world's fourth-largest threat to human health, behind high blood...
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Climate change forcing builders to rethink how they design structures: expert
2016-06-26 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
City News: A trailer park damaged by the wildfires is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta., in a May 9, 2016, file photo. Severe weather events such as fires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, and it's forcing architects and engineers to rethink how they design buildings, infrastructure and cities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz, File TORONTO -- Severe weather events like wildfires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, forcing architects and engineers...
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Climate Change Real, Poses Danger to US National Parks - Obama
2016-06-26 12:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slithersmusiczine: President Obama and his family arrived late Friday at the Yosemite Valley National Park as part of a weekend tour to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the creation of the US national park system. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat - it's already a reality", he said from a lectern near Sentinel Bridge in Yosemite National Park. The president, first lady Michelle Obama and their teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, got a glimpse of the parks' appeal as they toured an underground...
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