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Combating climate change: India, US reaffirm their commitment to Paris deal
2016-06-07 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday committed themselves to join the Paris climate change deal this year, which would provide a "significant global momentum" towards implementation of the historic agreement, a top White House official said. "The US reaffirms its commitment to join the agreement as soon as possible this year. India similarly has begun its processes to work toward this shared objective," the White House said. Noting that the US and India share...
Revealed: Ontario's 'climate change action plan'
2016-06-07 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Queens Park will start a cash-for-clunkers program to encourage motorists to switch to electric cars, subsidize free overnight electrical charging at home, and make garage plugs mandatory in all new houses and condos, the Star has learned. Those are some of the 28 key measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Ontarios Five Year Climate Action Plan 2016-2020 to be introduced Wednesday in Toronto. The 85-page plan will also increase the availability and use of lower-carbon fuel to...
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Will Modi Seal Paris Climate Deal?
2016-06-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: A big climate announcement could come this week in Washington. Experts are watching to see if Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commits to ratifying the Paris climate agreement before the end of the year. If India ratifies the deal, that will put it on the brink of going into force well ahead of the original 2020 target. Advocates say it would be a strong signal that developing countries are serious about fighting climate change. But critics note that India has committed to very little under...
Temperatures warming faster in Arctic, climate change making regions greener: NASA
2016-06-07 08:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Trust of India: According to a NASA study, Arctic regions of North America are getting greener, with almost a third of the land cover looking more like landscapes found in warmer ecosystems, owing to the climate change. With 87,000 images taken from Landsat satellites, converted into data that reflects the amount of healthy vegetation on the ground, the researchers found that western Alaska, Quebec and other regions became greener between 1984 and 2012. The new Landsat study further supports previous work that...
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Here is why pandas don't like climate change
2016-06-07 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Pandas do not like it hot and rising temperatures can also put pressure on their food supply by eliminating vast amounts of bamboo plants, researchers say. "Higher climate temperatures would upset the entire system in the panda reserves and the wild, eliminating vast amounts of bamboo," said one of the researchers James Spotila, Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. But burning out food sources is not the only problem when it comes to climate change . Rising temperatures...
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