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Climate models underestimate global warming by exaggerating cloud brightening
2016-04-08 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Yale University have found that climate models are aggressively making clouds "brighter" as the planet warms. This may be causing models to underestimate how much global warming will occur due to increasing carbon dioxide. The research appears in the April 8 edition of Science. As the atmosphere warms, clouds become increasingly composed of liquid rather than ice, making them brighter. Because liquid clouds reflect more sunlight back to...
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World Bank unveils Climate Change Action Plan, to mobilise $25 bn in pvt financing
2016-04-08 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: The World Bank has announced its plan to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy to the world's energy capacity and to mobilise $25 billion in private financing for clean energy by 2020. The World Bank has announced its plan to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy to the world`s energy capacity and to mobilise $25 billion in private financing for clean energy by 2020. The Climate Change Action Plan, released by the Washington-based...
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Reducing Food Waste Could Ease Climate Change
2016-04-07 23:48:00| Waste Age
Reducing food waste could help feed the words hungry and mitigate climate change. read more
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Canada: Federal environment minister preaches patience, unity on climate policy
2016-04-07 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: For the second time in a week, the federal environment minister has suggested the Liberal government is prepared to tap the brakes on its aggressive climate change agenda in the interests of national unity. Catherine McKenna appeared Thursday at a town hall-style meeting with Gina McCarthy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where the two women sang each other`s praises and touted continental environmental co-operation. McCarthy said bilateral relations have never been better for cross-border...
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Emerging powers to sign Paris climate deal on 22 April
2016-04-07 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Brazil and South Africa became the latest countries to signal their intent to sign the Paris Agreement later this month in New York. In a joint statement with India and China, the so-called BASIC group said they "look forward" to signing the landmark pact struck by 195 countries last year to curb emissions. We will start process of ratification in our countries, and we have urged other countries to do the same, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters after a two-day meeting...
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