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Doubling investments set to help control climate change
2016-01-17 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Khaleej Times: Doubling the investments in renewable energy by 2030 would increase the global GDP by 1.1 per cent at various degrees for individual nations, except for oil and gas exporting countries, which will experience a drop in GDP. Yet, doubling investments in renewables, which would mean 36 per cent global share of renewable energy into total energy mix, is the only way to keep climate change under control. During the International Renewable Energy Agency, or Irena Assembly that took place on January 16-17...
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Climate Change Disaster Top Threat to Economy in 2016
2016-01-17 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on January 20-23 showed that global warming had catapulted its way to the top of the list of concerns. A failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as likely to have a bigger impact than the spread of weapons...
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Finnish climate change research in Africa pays off
2016-01-17 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
YLE: A monitoring station in South Africa, founded by a team of Finnish scientists, has proved invaluable in churning out data related to climate change. Although precise measurements of the atmosphere have been taken across the globe for years, those from the African continent have been lacking so far. The station, founded in 2006, is intended to provide information on the composition of particles in the planet's atmosphere, or aerosols. "These results represent the first continuous long-term...
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Climate change scepticism is 'political suicide', David Attenborough argues
2016-01-17 12:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: It would be political suicide for a British political leader to admit they do not believe in global warming, Sir David Attenborough has argued. Sir David, the broadcaster and environmental campaigner, said climate change is now widely accepted by the public, with Britain already come round to the idea. He has previously spoken out extensively about the issues of climate change, conservation and population growth, last year attending a global summit in Paris. In an interview with the...
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Poll shows support for solar power, belief in climate change
2016-01-17 01:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Berkshire Eagle: The majority of those responding to a recent poll believe that climate change is happening and that solar power is the most popular form of renewable energy to fight the rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The poll of Massachusetts voters, conducted by NPR affiliate radio station WBUR, was conducted by The MASS Inc Polling Group between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, 2015, and surveyed 504 registered Massachusetts voters. It came at a time that the state Legislature seemed deadlocked on advancing legislation...
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