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China issues annual report on addressing climate change
2013-11-05 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China.org: China published an annual report Tuesday on its efforts to address climate change in 2012. The report, entitled China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change, was released before the opening of the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee on Nov. 9. The report, composed of nine chapters, details the efforts that China has made in the past year to reduce CO2 emissions, and its contribution to global efforts to address climate change. The report said that China has reached...
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China: Effective communication essential to addressing climate change
2013-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNTV: Leading environmental experts have gathered in Beijing to call for public action on climate change. The International Conferenece on Climate Change Communication opens, with the growing recognition that effective communication can be the first step to garner public support. Climate change is all too familiar to the Chinese public. They are all too often the victims of extreme weather. About 93% percent of Chinese said they are aware of climate change in a nationwide poll. The figure is...
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Shea-Porter addressing climate change in Hampton
2013-08-19 13:11:57| Waste Management - Topix.net
New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter will be heading to Hampton to learn how the town is using the latest science and data to map projected climate change impacts on the community.
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Addressing Climate Change Grows Our Economy, Creates Jobs
2013-07-17 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The economic costs of climate change are now clear. From weather-related disasters like Superstorm Sandy to droughts that have wiped out family farms and fueled devastating fires, the United States suffered 11 climate-related disasters last year alone that cost $1 billion -- each. But the economic benefits of addressing climate change by investing in clean energy and energy efficiency are now clear too. Over the last four years, we've doubled the electricity we get from wind and solar. We've...
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Addressing air pollution and climate change with clean energy
2013-06-15 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: This weekend, for the third year in a row, Ill be traveling to Washington, D.C., to push Congress to enact meaningful legislation that will rein in climate change. Many people would view this as a fools errand, given the gridlock that exists in Washington right now, but Ive found a number of reasons to be hopeful. Besides, this is one problem where failure is not an option. While only one congressman from Utah, Rep. Jim Matheson, has publically affirmed that we need to address human-caused...