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World Cup Cities Say Climate Change Is Big Part of Planning
2014-02-07 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: The World Cup soccer tournament is getting more and more carbon-heavy, with FIFA estimating that the 2014 event in Brazil will dump 2.72 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- one million more tons than South Africa's 2010 World Cup. Officials from both sides of the globe weigh in how they have incorporated climate change concerns into the World Cup. Brazil's tourism board says it is expecting tourists to spend $10.4 billion during this year's World Cup. That cash injection, however,...
Cities double climate change action as Bloomberg lays out plan for UN role
2014-02-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sixty-three of the worlds biggest cities have almost doubled the measures they are taking to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a new report. The study, produced by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and consultancy firm Arup, said its findings are evidence of a trend of accelerating climate action in megacities. It found that the 63 urban centres affiliated with the C40 have reported 8,000 climate actions that are currently underway, with 41% taking place on a citywide scale....
Dr. Tim Beatley and the "The Promise of Nature in Cities"
2014-02-06 17:40:25| PortlandOnline
Free public presentation on adapting to climate change next Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
Ten Cities Launch Building Efficiency Program
2014-02-05 18:18:56| ENR.com: Headline News
Each city will develop individual energy reduction plan.
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Michael Bloomberg to be UN Envoy on cities and climate change
2014-02-04 14:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to be the United Nations special envoy for cities and climate change. Reuters, citing unnamed sources, reports that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to announce his choice as early as Friday. Ban is said to be keen to re-energize the global climate change debate and boost the United Nations role in climate negotiations, Reuters reports. Bloomberg boasts strong environmental credentials, having made combating...
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