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Pacific ??islands nations consider world's first treaty to ban fossil fuels
2016-07-14 09:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds first international treaty that bans or phases out fossil fuels is being considered by leaders of developing Pacific islands nations after a summit in the Solomon Islands this week. The leaders of 14 countries agreed to consider a proposed Pacific climate treaty, which would bind signatories to targets for renewable energy and ban new or the expansion of coalmines, at the annual leaders summit of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF). Five Pacific islands lost to rising...
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BNSF, Union Pacific say 'meltdown' in nation's rail grid is looming
2015-09-11 11:06:33| Railroads - Topix.net
A looming deadline for implementation of new railroad safety standards could cause rail networks across the United States to come to a standstill. Under the 2008 Rail Safety Improvement Act , rail companies are required to implement a safety feature called Positive Train Control on certain high-volume lines coast-to-coast.
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Pacific leaders call for coal mining shut down save island nations from effects of climate change
2015-09-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The leaders of some of the world's smallest nations have called for coal mining one of Australia's biggest industries to be shut down, in a bid to save their countries from the effects of climate change. The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which includes Pacific Ocean countries like Tuvalu and Palau, said global warming was already harming their people. The AOSIS said it wanted a moratorium on new coal mines, but was realistic about its chances of convincing Australia to give up its...
Pacific nations to highlight Cyclone Pam in climate talks
2015-03-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pacific Islands devastated by Cyclone Pam at the weekend will be using the disaster to drive home the need for a globally funded insurance pool to aid in the recovery from such events when they attend climate-change talks in Paris later this year. Ian Fry, the chief climate-change negotiator for the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, said the establishment of a permanent fund to help countries cope with the impact of climate-related disasters and other "slow-onset events" such as rising sea levels...
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French president Francois Hollande launches funding for Pacific nations hit by climate change
2014-11-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: French president Francois Hollande has announced funding for Pacific island nations to help restore ecosystems affected by climate change. After joining world leaders at the G20 meeting in Brisbane last weekend, Mr Hollande flew to New Caledonia for his first official visit. The Pacific island nation, one of Australia's closest neighbours, is one of three French dependencies in the region. Mr Hollande told representatives that their communities had experienced the most harmful effects of...
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