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Climate change blamed for collapse of Hawaiian forest birds
2016-09-07 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Native forest birds on the Hawaiian island of Kauai are rapidly dying off and facing the threat of extinction as climate change heats up their habitat and allows mosquito-borne diseases to thrive, according to a study released Wednesday. Higher temperatures caused by global warming increase the spread of diseases such as avian malaria in wooded areas once cool enough to keep them under control, the research says. The findings are an early warning for forest birds on other islands and other species...
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New Measure For Climate And Air Pollution Measures Welcomed
2016-09-07 13:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, has responded to the publication of the Programme for Government. He said: It is quite right that the new Climate Bill is one of the early priorities of this government. Nicola Sturgeons strong words on the need for action on climate change are very welcome. The new Bill needs to increase Scotlands ambition in light of the Paris climate agreement, set new targets for 2020 and beyond, and pave the way for every sector of the economy...
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Will ExxonMobil Have to Pay for Misleading the Public on Climate Change?
2016-09-07 11:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Last fall, ExxonMobil executives hurried along the hushed, art-filled halls of the companys Irving, Texas, headquarters, a 178-acre suburban complex some employees facetiously call the Death Star, to a series of emergency strategy meetings. The worlds largest oil explorer by market value had been hit by a pair of multipart investigations by InsideClimate News and the Los Angeles Times. Both reported that as early as the 1970s, the company understood more about climate change than it had let on...
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UK may delay Paris climate deal ratification till 2017
2016-09-07 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: UK government ratification of the Paris climate deal and a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030 may have to wait till 2017, climate minister Nick Hurd has told business leaders. Speaking at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group, a coalition of green businesses and civil society, Hurd said his department was reviewing policies to meet both goals. There is flexibility around timing, it is more important we get this right, he said in relation to the carbon reduction plan,...
Oxfam report questions the effectiveness of NZ $200m Pacific climate change aid
2016-09-07 09:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TVNZ: Oxfam is questioning if the New Zealand Government is doing enough to help prepare Pacific Islands for future events, in their September 2016 Research Report. "In view of the escalating impacts of climate change we think more support is needed," said Rachael Le Mesurier, Oxfam. Advertisement The Greens say economic development projects are dressed up as climate change aid. They point to projects like the $9 million spent on an inter-island shipping program, $534,909 on navigation surveys for...
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