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Beijing Puts Ball Back in Washington's Court on Climate Change
2015-09-26 03:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When President Obama tried to tackle climate change in his first term, he pushed Congress to limit and put a price on carbon pollution, but the so-called cap-and-trade bill died in the Senate in 2010. Among the chief reasons: Lawmakers from both parties feared that any law to cut greenhouse gas emissions would harm the nations competitiveness compared with China, which was then emerging as the worlds largest polluter. Since then, Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates have repeatedly...
Pope Francis issues radical call climate change action
2015-09-26 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: A day after taking a surprisingly deferential tone with climate change skeptics in the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis stood before the United Nations General Assembly to issue a soft-spoken but thunderous call for the world to address global warming, connecting the issue to the wider pursuit of equality, security and justice for all. Generating a sense of palpable excitement, crowds gathered to celebrate Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States. His speech, delivered in his native Spanish...
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Top EPA official says now time act climate change
2015-09-26 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chicago Tribune: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy reiterated the words of Pope Francis, saying Friday the time to act on global climate change is now and everyone has a moral responsibility to take action. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy reiterated the words of Pope Francis, saying Friday the time to act on global climate change is now and everyone has a moral responsibility to take action. The nation's top environmental regulator reiterated the words of...
China Shows Getting Serious About Climate Change
2015-09-25 23:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: China--the world`s largest polluter--has sought to portray itself as a leader in the global fight against climate change in recent years. The country has expedited the development of renewable energy power plants, experimented with cap-and-trade programs and last year committed to curb its growing carbon dioxide emissions in coming decades. But despite these initiatives many lawmakers in the United States and policy makers around the world have viewed China`s environmental programs with skepticism--more...
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Climate Change: New Computer Model Efficiently Measures Antarctic Ice Melt
2015-09-25 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: What would Earth look like if we continue to burn all available fossil fuels, causing global temperatures to increase by 20 degrees Fahrenheit? That's the question University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers set out to answer by applying a new computer model that focusses on the Antarctic ice sheet. The Antarctic ice sheet is larger than the U.S. with an average thickness of 6,200 feet and all by itself contains more than 50 percent of the world's fresh water. If it melted, sea levels would rise...
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