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Obama says Paris climate pact will boost clean energy next decade
2015-12-18 21:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said that the international agreement on climate change reached in Paris has set in place a demand for clean energy that will not be dependent on U.S. congressional action. "We now have a global marketplace for clean energy that is stable and accelerating over the course of the next decade," Obama said in a White House press conference. "That then creates a different dynamic that is independent of what Congress does, but also helps to shape what Congress...
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Missing Tropical Animals Hasten Climate Change
2015-12-18 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: As go toucans, spider monkeys and tapirs, so goes the climate. Put another way, the hunting and poaching of tropical animals could change the face of rainforests such as the Amazon, diminishing their ability to store global carbon dioxide emissions by up to 20 percent. Those are the findings of research published Friday by a team of scientists at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil showing that the decline of large animals in tropical forests may be directly connected to the Earths ability...
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Paris Climate Deal Could Stave Off Disaster, Al Gore Says
2015-12-18 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: The world may have just turned the corner in the battle against climate change, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says. The Paris agreement, which 195 nations signed over the weekend, could be the breakthrough that lets humanity avoid a looming climate catastrophe, Gore said here Wednesday (Dec. 16) at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The plan of action laid out by the accord, "while far from ideal, nevertheless sets in motion a process of change that gives us an...
Norway's EV purchasing spree is climate friendly, researchers say
2015-12-18 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: If every other passenger car in Norway is plugged into the electric network by 2020, Europe will have to produce more electricity -- mainly from coal-fired power plants -- to meet the demand. But it will be a plus for the climate nonetheless. As has been widely reported in the BBC and The New York Times, Norway is really big when it comes to electric vehicle sales, with electric cars making up one-fifth of all new car purchases this year. That's good, you might think, because Norway's electricity...
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New Method Unlocks Climate Change Secrets From Tibetan Ice
2015-12-18 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: Identifying forest fire molecules in the Tibetan ice could give us an insight into how human activity is contributing to climate change and melting glaciers. A new study published in Talanta presents a method to help scientists identify forest fire molecules in Tibet. The researchers behind the new method, from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research in China, say their work will enable scientists to spot the molecules produced by burning forests more easily. This will help them understand the...
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