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Abolition of Decc 'major setback for UK's climate change efforts'
2016-07-15 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change has been condemned by former ministers as a major setback to British efforts to combat global warming. Decc was closed in a series of sweeping changes to the government unveiled by the new prime minister, Theresa May, on Thursday. Its functions, which include representing the UK at international climate talks, responsibility for meeting carbon targets and levying subsidies for green energy, have been transferred to a beefed-up business...
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Britains new leader just replaced the climate department with a business department
2016-07-15 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: After the Brexit vote, climate hawks voiced concern that a new British government could be less aggressive in fighting climate change. Looks like they may have been right: New British Prime Minister Theresa May hasn`t even unpacked her bags at 10 Downing Street and she`s already got green groups very worried. May announced Thursday that she would axe the Department for Energy and Climate Change and replace it with the newly formed Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Climate...
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Tanzanias Maasai Facing Impacts of Climate Change
2016-07-14 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The air across the plain sizzles in the 95-degree heat, blurring the image of the huts in the distance. There's a 23-year-old Maasai warrior named Lekoko beside me and a group of 35 American tourists behind me. Despite having only spent three months learning English, Lekoko gives us a seamless tour of his boma, a circle of five clay huts surrounding a livestock pen. He explains that the Maasai have lived in present-day Tanzania since the 15th century, and they have traditionally survived as pastoralists,...
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Brazil takes a step towards ratifying Paris climate deal
2016-07-14 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Hopes Paris climate deal could enter into force by the end of the year raised with news Brazil lower house supports ratification Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Brazil Brazilian lawmakers unanimously approved the ratification of the Paris climate deal on Tuesday, paving the way for the country to formally join the UN pact in 2016. The House of Representatives vote means the legislation will now be assessed by the Senate...
U Toronto team assess the climate trade-off between reduced CO2 and increased Black Carbon from GDI engines
2016-07-14 12:56:03| Green Car Congress
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