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Tories push for climate change action abroad but back fossil fuels at home
2015-11-13 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Perhaps its being forced to think about global matters and the dangers they pose, but the UKs foreign secretary Philip Hammond, like his Conservative predecessor, both understands the risks of climate change and the urgent need to act. In a powerful speechthis week, he said: Taking action to combat climate change is the right thing to do - the conservative thing to do. Hammond had deliberately picked a tough crowd: the American Enterprise Institute, the free-marketeers who have for years have...
Melting glacier? Yawn. Climate change is boring, worthy and terrifying
2015-11-13 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Its the existential threat to our species, and it bores us to tears. Admit it. You think the consequences of human-driven climate change are terrifying, but it seems too abstract, too technical and too long term. A recent poll in the US found that, while most Americans accepted that the climate was indeed changing, less than a quarter admitted to be either extremely or very worried about it. So the latest scientific reports should have the effect of grabbing us by the lapels and admonishing us...
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Climate change sentiment could hit global investment portfolios in the short term
2015-11-13 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: A new report by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) reveals that global investment portfolios could lose up to 45 per cent as a consequence of short-term shifts in climate change sentiment. The report, "Unhedgeable Risk: How climate change sentiment impacts investment," concluded that about half of this potential loss could be avoided through portfolio reallocation, while the other half is "unhedgeable", meaning that investors cannot necessarily protect themselves...
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UK, India agree 3.2bn low carbon deal ahead Paris climate talks
2015-11-13 11:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The British government has announced a low carbon trading partnership with India worth billions, weeks before a global climate change summit kicks off in France. A press release said the 3.2bn agreement covers research, development and eventual deployment of clean technology, renewables, gas and nuclear. Signed off by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the first day of a three-day visit to the UK, the deal is part of a wider 10 billion package between the two countries. UK solar and hydrogen...
Star-studded 24-hour worldwide broadcast on climate change airs Friday
2015-11-13 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: What happens when you combine former Vice President Al Gore, musical acts like Elton John, Jon Bon Jovi, and Hozier, heads of state, and global business leaders? You have "24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World is Watching," a live 24-hour telethon aimed at generating interest around climate change awareness leading to the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris. The event is produced by The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit centered on education and advocacy surrounding climate change, and...
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