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Coastal Protection Strategy for the Philippines
2016-07-07 06:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dredging Today: Royal HaskoningDHV has presented a Coastal Protection Strategy for reducing flood risks for the City of Tacloban and the Municipality of Palo in the Philippines. The Coastal Protection Strategy is the result of successful 9-month cooperation between the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), their counterpart, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and a multi-disciplinary team with other experts including Deltares, Arcadis, Wetlands International, Red Cross, Rebel and Van Oord. The strategy...
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Germany waters down climate protection plan
2016-07-03 05:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany has abandoned plans to set out a timetable to exit coal-fired power production and scrapped C02 emissions reduction goals for individual sectors, according to the latest draft of an environment ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. An earlier version of the draft document that was leaked in May had suggested that Germany should phase out coal-fired power production "well before 2050" as part of a package of measures to help Berlin achieve its climate goals. The new version,...
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China says will ban IPOs by firms breaking environment protection rules
2016-07-01 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's securities regulator said on Friday it would ban initial public offerings (IPOs) by companies which have violated environmental protection rules over the previous 36 months. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said the move is part of Chinese efforts to combat pollution. The commission also said it would bar additional share sales by listed companies that break environmental rules, and will actively encourage companies to issue bonds to finance "green" business.
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Amazon biodiversity at risk despite Brazil's forest protection law - study
2016-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: "Many of the forests that remain standing are shadows of the pristine forests that once stood in their place" Selective logging, road building and fires are threatening biodiversity in Brazil's Amazon despite a requirement that rural landowners maintain at least 80 percent of their forest cover in the world's largest rainforest, researchers said on Wednesday. In 2012, Brazil enacted a law to protect forests and help establish clearer rules for the ranchers, soy growers and other producers who...
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Metal Dust Explosion Protection
2016-06-28 22:02:00| Chemical Processing
Combustible dust explosions are a known hazard in chemical processing,and metal dusts pose a unique danger. Learn why this concern is growing in urgency and the steps industry regulators and technology leaders are taking to improve risk mitigation. Download the whitepaper now.
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