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Mayors and EU Covenant of Mayors launch largest global coalition fighting climate change
2016-06-23 02:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Today, the worlds two primary city-led climate change and energy initiatives, the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Compact of Mayors, announced the formation of a new, first-of-its-kind global initiative of cities and local governments leading in the fight against climate change. This single initiative will create the largest global coalition of cities committed to climate leadership, building on the commitments of more than 7,100 cities from 119 countries and six continents, representing more than...
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Climate change could have an even worse impact on Boston than previously expected
2016-06-23 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The consequences of climate change on Boston are expected to be far more calamitous than previous studies have suggested, a new report commissioned by the city says. In the worst case scenarios, sea levels could rise more than 10 feet by the end of the century -- nearly twice what was previously predicted -- plunging about 30 percent of Boston under water. Temperatures in 2070 could exceed 90 degrees for 90 days a year, compared with an average of 11 days now. And changes in precipitation could...
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94 million-year-old climate change event holds clues for future
2016-06-23 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A major climate event millions of years ago that caused substantial change to the ocean's ecological systems may hold clues as to how the Earth will respond to future climate change, a Florida State University researcher said. In a new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Assistant Professor of Geology Jeremy Owens explains that parts of the ocean became inhospitable for some organisms as the Earth's climate warmed 94 million years ago. As the Earth warmed, several natural elements...
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Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change
2016-06-22 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Cities in six continents joined up to form the world's largest alliance to combat climate change on Wednesday, a move intended to help making ground-level changes to slow global warming. More than 7,100 cities in 119 countries formed the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a network for helping exchange information on such goals as developing clean energy, organizers said. Cities are responsible for an estimated 75 percent of carbon emissions contributing to climate change and consume...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron call for less meat consumption to combat climate change
2016-06-22 23:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Avatar director James Cameron and former California governor/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger are joining the call for less global meat consumption to combat climate change. The two Hollywood legends have been tapped by the 5 To Do Today campaign for the starring role in a media blitz comprised of TV PSAs and billboards aimed at reducing the amount of meat we eat. U.S.-based groups Climate Nexus and My Plate, My Planet will be distributing English versions of the ads in the U.S. later this summer. The...
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