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What worksand what doesn'tfor engaging people on climate change
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: A special report analyzing what works-and what doesn't-for motivating people to take action on climate change has been released today by the University of Victoria-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). The report, prepared by the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP) at the University of British Columbia, summarizes key findings from seven PICS-supported social mobilization research projects conducted in British Columbia between 2010 and 2014. Social mobilization in...
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Poor land use worsens climate change in St. Xincent
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: His job allows him a unique view of what is taking place in the interior of this volcanic east Caribbean nation, where the landscape mostly alternates between deep gorges and high mountains."Sometimes we hardly see any fish along the coastline, because there are no trees to cool the water for the algae to get food." -- Joel Poyer Poyer, a 54-year-old social and political activist and trade unionist, is hoping that during the 18 months before he retires, he can get the government and people of...
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India, China commit work together on climate change
2015-05-15 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China and India, the world's No. 1 and No. 3 greenhouse gas emitters, projected a united front on climate change on Friday with a rare joint statement that asked rich countries to step up efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The statement, issued by the two largest developing nations during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China, asked wealthy countries to provide finance, technology and other necessary support to emerging countries to help reduce their own emissions. "The...
Pope Francis: care creation, sustainable dev and climate change
2015-05-15 08:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Pope Francis will write a letter to 1.2bn Catholics all over the world, emphasising the importance on sustainable living, eradicating poverty and calling on world leaders to address climate change. The pope has been critical of high profile issues in the past. He has spoken out against the dangers of fracking and environmental devastation, and in his most controversial episode he publically condemned trickle down economic theories, warning of an economy of exclusion. But in his latest endeavour,...
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'Change the world'
2015-05-14 17:06:49| Biotech - Topix.net
Past UI commencement crowds have been treated to speeches from the first female "60 Minutes" correspondent , tenured professor of Harvard Law and presidential frontrunner of a major party . Next up: Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, the first woman to head up the country's largest charitable foundation devoted exclusively to health care - it's named after Robert Wood Johnson, of Johnson & Johnson fame, and has assets close to $10 billion.
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