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First ministers' climate change meeting a dud: Walkom
2016-03-06 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: In practical terms, the first ministers meeting on climate change was a dud. Canada is still not on the road to reach the carbon reduction targets called for by last years Paris climate summit. It is not even on the road to meet the far less ambitious targets set out by Canadas former Conservative government. When all of the rhetoric is stripped away, Thursdays Vancouver Declaration, the somewhat grandiose document summing up the one-day session, demonstrates only that any fault lines...
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Climate change could cause 500000 more deaths in 2050
2016-03-05 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Food scarcity and malnutrition, triggered by climate change, could lead to half a million extra deaths in 2050, grim new research indicates. The deaths, say researchers in England and the United States, could occur as a result of changes in diets and bodyweight from decreased crop productivity. The researchers found that fewer fruits and vegetables would be available as a result of climatic changes. That decrease will increase rates of heart diseases, strokes and cancer, they found. Three-quarters...
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Al Gore to focus on PH experience in climate change
2016-03-05 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: THE PHILIPPINE experience in coping with the effects of climate change is expected to take center stage when former United States Vice President and climate action advocate Al Gore arrives this month for a three-day training. Gore, among the first global leaders to raise the alarm on climate change, will be in the Philippines from March 14 to 16 for the Manila leg of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training, which gives selected youth participants intensive education on climate action. Al...
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Research uncovers myths behind tech solutions to aviations climate change crisis
2016-03-05 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study published in the journal Transportation Research Part D has explored the ways in which new technologies have been 'hyped' by the aviation industry and media as the key to sustainable air travel, perpetuating a culture of non-accountability for increased emissions and subsequent environmental damage. Researchers from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with NHTV Breda, Netherlands and the University of Otago, New Zealand, explored how new technologies such as alternative fuels,...
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These Florida Mayors Want Candidates Answer Questions On Climate Change At Next Debate
2016-03-05 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will be headed to Miami next week in advance of their next primary debates. Local Floridians, already on the front lines of climate change as rising seas spill into their neighborhoods, want them to talk about climate change. Cindy Lerner is the Mayor of Pinecrest, a coastal suburb of Miami. She and 14 other South Florida mayors sent letters to GOP candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush (before he ended his campaign) asking to meet with them...
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