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Ontario's climate change action plan: what it needs to succeed
2016-06-08 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC.ca: Fighting climate change: Province will spend up to $8.3B, provide incentives Ontario premier expects criticism of climate change plan: 'We need to win those people over' 'Double whammy': Ontario climate change plan could spike hydro, natural gas rates Wynne government offering money for home-energy retrofits Premier Kathleen Wynne's showpiece action plan for tackling climate change will be unveiled today and it will have an impact on the way every single Ontarian consumes energy, whether through...
How climate change threatens panda conservation
2016-06-08 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Pandas do not like it hot and rising temperatures can also put pressure on their food supply by eliminating vast amounts of bamboo plants, researchers say. "Higher climate temperatures would upset the entire system in the panda reserves and the wild, eliminating vast amounts of bamboo," said one of the researchers James Spotila, professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. But burning out food sources is not the only problem when it comes to climate change. Rising temperatures...
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Ireland can set a global example on climate change
2016-06-08 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Irish Times: A few weeks ago, Danny Healy-Rae, the TD for Kerry, told the Dáil that humans have no influence over changes in weather patterns. That the planet is warming and the climate is changing are, he believes, functions of divine intervention. His hypothesis is informed by a deity rather than the data. The consensus of global scientific opinion, based on decades of research and analysis, is irrelevant. It would be easy, though mistaken, to dismiss the parliamentarian as an outlier. The world is replete...
Canada: Liberals to formally unveil $8.3B 'climate change action plan'
2016-06-08 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The Ontario government will spend up to $8.3 billion over the next five years on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Liberals new climate change action plan. In the 85-page final version of the strategy, revealed by the Star on Tuesday after weeks of speculation, the government hopes to reduce annual carbon emissions by 9,832,000 tonnes in 2020. Thats the equivalent of removing 2.3 million cars from Ontario roads. Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray...
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Edinburgh Airport launches first stage consultation on flight path change impact
2016-06-08 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Scotland's Edinburgh Airport has launched a consultation seeking views on the possible impact of changing flight paths above Edinburgh and the surrounding areas, in a bid to optimise operational benefits, while reducing community impact.
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