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An unspoken option if climate talks fail: Geoengineering
2015-12-05 03:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: It's the option climate negotiators here are loath to talk about. What if they fail to curb global warming and the environment gets so dangerous that someone decides to do something drastic and play mad scientist? Should nations purposely pollute the planet to try to counteract man-made warming and cool the world? Scientists are pretty sure they can do it, but should they? The issue is called geoengineering -- purposely tinkering with the planet as opposed to the unintentional warming that's...
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Want climate action? Give us cash, India tells rich nations
2015-12-04 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Rich nations responsible for the bulk of the heat-trapping gases mankind has spewed into Earth's atmosphere must provide cash if they want developing countries to make climate-saving cuts, India insisted Friday. Developing countries are hamstrung by a poverty-reduction imperative mixed with the expense of energy from renewable sources like wind and water, Indian official Ajay Mathur told AFP at a UN climate summit in Paris. He touched upon one of the issues most likely to sink the decades-old...
France calls on diplomatic cavalry as climate talks heat up
2015-12-04 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: France has drafted in a troika of heavyweights to try and thrash out a compromise between countries at the Paris climate talks. Former UN climate chief Michael Zammit Cutajar has been joined by French ambassadors Francois Delattre and Philippe Lacoste to try and bridge gaps between leading groups at the UN summit. Negotiations have now entered a critical phase with less than 24 hours remaining before a deadline set by the French hosts to agree on a new set of options for ministers to consider...
What Can Architects Do to Help Fight Climate Change?
2015-12-04 19:53:56| Real Estate - Topix.net
The rooftop of the Trout House, a LEED Gold multifamily building designed by Thread Collective that now serves as a home for two of the partners. One of the biggest gatherings of world leaders in history, the massive climate change talks known as COP21 , converged on Paris earlier this week, and the stakes are understandably high.
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Our Future May Hold Less Food, Thanks To Climate Change
2015-12-04 19:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: September was the warmest on record for the Imperial Valley, with temperatures climbing over 90 degrees. That meant trouble for farmer Alex Jack. It got so hot that we had a lot of problems with seeds not germinating, said Jack, who grows lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, and other crops in a California desert region known for producing more than two-thirds of the vegetables consumed in the United States during the winter. To make matters worse, after dealing with unusual heat and a 60 percent...
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