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Carbon emissions not priced at true cost to climate: OECD
2016-09-26 11:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ninety percent of carbon dioxide emissions by major advanced economies is not priced at a level that truly reflects the actual cost to the climate, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. A price on carbon is considered an effective tool in curbing greenhouse gases by making polluters pay for emissions blamed for causing global warming. But worldwide, carbon prices are very low, or even zero. "New evidence presented...shows that 90 percent of...
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Libertarian candidate Johnson promotes space travel as solution for climate change
2016-09-26 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: The challenges posed by climate change could be solved by humans living on other planets, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate and former governor of New Mexico, has told ABC News. "We do have to inhabit other planets. The future of the human race is space exploration," he told the broadcaster in an interview late Sunday. Johnson was asked about a comment made back in 2011 where he said that "in billions of years the sun is going to actually grow and encompass the earth." Johnson...
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Planes need to stop existing in a parallel universe when it comes to the climate fight
2016-09-26 10:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In the coming weeks, the Paris climate agreement could be about to enter into force. Action to meet the deals targets of holding global warming to 2C is most clearly visible in the energy sector - where a low-carbon transition is underway. There is, however, one sector where, until now, action has been invisible owing to its exemption from contributing to the fight to limit carbon pollution: international aviation. Aviation is one of the top-10 global carbon polluters. The industry emits more...
India to ratify Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2
2016-09-26 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo!: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will ratify the Paris Agreement climate change pact on Oct 2. Modis announcement on Sunday is seen as a major boost to the implementation of measures at international level in an attempt to control global warming. Modi added that the country has chosen Oct. 2 to coincide with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who lived his entire live with minimum carbon footprint. "There is one work left in the CoP21 (Conference of Parties). Ratification is yet...
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Why Paris Climate Agreement Is Finally the Beginning of a Long Journey
2016-09-26 09:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: Thirty-one countries formally ratified the Paris climate change agreement at the U.N. on Wednesday. The major diplomatic move significantly increases the prospects that the landmark global warming treaty will now come into effect soon, possibly before the end of the year. For this to happen, at least 55 countries accounting for a minimum of 55 percent of global emissions must deposit their instruments of ratification with the U.N. With Wednesdays breakthrough, 60 countries accounting for 47.7...
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