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Climate change blamed for putting Belgium beer business at risk
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A leading Belgian artisan brewer said Tuesday he had been forced to temporarily halt production because of an unusually warm autumn, blaming climate change for his business losing its fizz. The Cantillon craft brewery in Brussels traditionally allows its spontaneously fermenting sour lambic beers to cool in the open from the end of October, but this year after a brief start they have had to stop again. We had to pour away three brews for today, Thursday and next Monday because the nighttime...
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Zimbabwes mega dam project could flounder in the face of climate change
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Zimbabwe`s planned Batoka Gorge power project on the Zambezi River is expected to generate 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity, upward from an initial 1,600 MW, but the worsening power cuts that are being blamed on low water levels have renewed concerns about the effects of climate change on mega dams. In the past two months, the country's energy utility has increased power rationing, with rolling power blackouts being experienced for up to 20 hours across the country per day. Zimbabwe has...
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Climate implications seen call for Keystone XL pause
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Amid low oil prices and growing political opposition in the U.S., TransCanada Corp. has asked the State Department to suspend its review of the companys permit application for its controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. The request could wind up delaying the construction of Keystone XL, which has been at the forefront of the debate over climate change in the U.S. The companys action comes as oil prices hover around $50 per barrel, Canadian tar sands development is slowing and Democratic presidential...
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What has happened to Nigerias climate pledge?
2015-11-04 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: At the UN General Assembly in September, President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria was "strongly committed" to a global deal on climate change. Backed by EU funding, consultants have drawn up a plan to green Africa`s biggest oil producer and protect its 170 million citizens from shifting weather patterns. But more than a month after the deadline for national submissions to a Paris climate accord, that pledge has not made it to the UN`s inbox. What gives? It is a question exercising Jibo Nura,...
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Justin Trudeau Is Bringing Stephen Harpers Emissions Plan to the Paris Climate Talks
2015-11-04 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: On the eve of his swearing in, Canada's next prime minister already has climate critics on his doorstep. On Thursday, climate protesters are planning a "climate welcome" outside Canada's prime ministerial residence, 24 Sussex Drive, to remind Justin Trudeau of his commitment to the environment. During the election, Trudeau dazzled Canadians with big talk of bringing the provincial premiers to the Paris climate conference on November 30 and keeping global warming below two degrees Celsius, but...
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