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París Is Not the End of a Climate Change Process but a Beginning
2015-11-27 16:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says the climate summit in Paris "is not the end of a process but a beginning," and that it will produce "an agreement that, although insufficient with respect to the original goal, shows that people believe it is better to move ahead than to stand still." In this exclusive interview with IPS, held shortly before Bachelet headed to the capital of France, the president reflected on the global impacts of climate change and stressed several times that the accords...
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How Many Climate Change Refugees Should America Let In?
2015-11-27 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The United Nations estimates that climate change will create 200 million migrants and refugees throughout the world. How many climate change refugees should America let in? A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives last week created a firestorm of controversy about how many refugees from Syria should be allowed in the U.S. The House vote, which would further restrict Syrians from entering America, received support from nearly all the Republicans and 47 Democrats, including my Colorado Democratic...
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Food industry focuses on sustainable sourcing to mitigate climate change
2015-11-27 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurActiv: Faced with a raw materials scarcity due to climate change, food and drink giants have turned to a sustainable management in order to protect the environment and ensure their future viability. The global population is expected to rise from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to UN projections. As a consequence, according to a survey published in July by FoodDrinkEurope, this will require a 60% increase in food supplies globally, as well as a 30% rise in global demand for water...
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Shorten promises zero emissions climate change policy for Australia under Labor government
2015-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Australia will aim for an ambitious net zero pollution target by 2050 under a Labor elected government, Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten has declared. The announcement came as Shorten also criticised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit for flying to Paris carrying Tony Abbotts climate-sceptic baggage. Speaking on Friday during a press conference at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Shorten stated that Labor believed zero emissions...
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For humanity's sake, get over climate change denial
2015-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post Dispatch: There are many reasons otherwise sane and rational people reject the overwhelming worldwide consensus of scientists that climate change is real, that its caused by human activity, and that, unless drastic steps are taken, it will be catastrophic to humanity. For some, its a matter of pure economics. As author and journalist Upton Sinclair said, It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. The fossil fuel industry pays a lot of salaries....
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