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Transparency absent at all levels of climate fund disbursement
2016-03-30 15:08:08| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dhaka Tribune: Transparency is absent at all levels, in the governments of developing nations, donor agencies, NGOs and in developed countries which should disburse climate finance, speakers said at a climate change discussion yesterday. An attitude of transparency should be shown at all levels, from fundraising to implementing projects that tackle the negative impacts of global warming, they said at the Integrity Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Finance: Transparency, Accountability and Participation. ...
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Federal Environment Minister wont say if Canada can develop oilsands and meet climate targets
2016-03-30 15:08:08| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Calgary Herald: Canada`s environment minister won`t say if the country can meet its climate change commitments and at the same time green-light new pipeline projects. Catherine McKenna told reporters today after a luncheon speech to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations that Canada needs to de-carbonize its economy but stressed it won`t happen overnight. The Canadian government has come under increased pressure to explain how it can increase development of Alberta`s oilsands and also meet its ambitious...
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British health systems 'unprepared for devastating effects of climate change'
2016-03-30 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: British health systems are unprepared for the devastating effects of climate change, leading health bodies have warned. As extreme weather events such as flooding or heatwaves become more common, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change urged ministers not to wait for disaster before acting. The new alliance, made up of leading health bodies including royal colleges, medical faculties, medical publications and doctors organisations, called on the government to be properly prepared. ...
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More States Are Investigating Whether Exxon Misled the Public About Climate Change
2016-03-30 11:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an inquiry in November. The top attorneys from Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Tuesday they will investigate whether Exxon Mobil Corp misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Earl Walker announced their probes at a news conference in New York, flanked by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, former...
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Tonga policy aims to build climate change resilience by 2035
2016-03-30 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Matangi: An ambitious National Climate Change Policy to build a Resilient Tonga by 2035 was launched by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Climate Change, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni in February. The policy aims for 100% renewable energy, and includes a mulititude of other goals that check boxes such as gender considerations and equity for disadvantaged groups, along with designing Category 5 cyclone resistant homes. He admitted that to aim for a Resilient Tonga by 2035 is an ambitious and a costly...
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