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India to ratify Paris Climate Change agreement on Gandhi Jayanti, says PM Modi
2016-09-25 07:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
India TV: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India will ratify the Paris Climate Change agreement on October 2, a move that that will give momentum to implementation of measures at international level to control global warming. "There is one work left in the CoP21 (Conference of Parties). Ratification is yet to be done and India too is yet to do it. Today on the birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay, I announce that India will ratify the decisions on October 2, the birth anniversary of...
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The Climate Trust
2016-09-23 22:27:19| PortlandOnline
Soil carbon storage not the climate change fix it was thought, research finds
2016-09-23 02:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hopes that large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide could be buried in soils appear to be grossly misplaced, with new research finding that the ground will soak up far less carbon over the coming century than previously thought. Radiocarbon dating of soils, when combined with previous models of carbon uptake, has shown the widely assumed potential for carbon sequestration to combat climate change has been overestimated by as much as 40%. Scientists from the University of California, Irvine...
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White House hopes to fight climate change with data sharing
2016-09-22 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Engadget: Despite some scary evidence that climate change is affecting weather patterns and even shifting how the Earth moves, 43 percent of Americans wouldn't spend a buck a month to fight it. With Congressional deadlock standing in the way of a national strategy to combat it, the White House has launched its own endeavor to find solutions. In typical Obama fashion, it involves making government data public. The Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) will give organizations access to troves of...
Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security
2016-09-22 22:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: On Wednesday, President Obama took another step toward securing his climate legacy. This time his focus wasn't on energy, public lands or international diplomacy. It was on national security and making sure the U.S. military is prepared for a more unstable future. The White House published a presidential memorandum setting up a timetable for more than 20 federal agencies to come up with a plan to put climate science into action when it comes to national security. "It's not a new direction,...
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