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Climate change disaster is biggest threat to global economy 2016, say experts
2016-01-14 10:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on 20-23 January showed that global warming had catapulted its way to the top of the list of concerns. A failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as likely to have a bigger impact than the spread of weapons...
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GFEI: vehicle fuel economy is below global targets, jeopardizing action on climate and energy; failure of policy
2015-12-08 12:55:34| Green Car Congress
Global economy 'faces market bubble'
2015-09-11 15:28:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The global economy faces a financial bubble warns Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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IEA says energy emissions held steady last year as global economy grew - 1st 40 years
2015-03-16 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The world's energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped rising in 2014, even as the economy grew, according to early data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Researchers said the early numbers showing that CO2 emissions remained steady at 32.3 billion metric tons in 2014 -- marking the first time in 40 years that a dip in energy-sector emissions has not been linked to an economic downturn -- were encouraging. Others, though, cautioned that it remains unclear if the figures represent...
Cutting Food Waste Could Save Global Economy $300 Billion
2015-02-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Reducing consumer food waste could save between $120 billion and $300 billion a year by 2030.
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