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Ex pipeline exec: Keystone XL can still be salvaged if Canada acts on climate
2015-10-23 02:34:49| Energy - Topix.net
A retired executive with pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. believes the long-stalled Keystone XL project can still be salvaged - if incoming Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau acts swiftly on climate change. Putting a price on carbon emissions is the last option Canada has available to persuade U.S. President Barack Obama to approve the controversial cross-border oilsands pipeline, said Dennis McConaghy, who left TransCanada last year.
Signatories of the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge
2015-10-23 02:25:56| PortlandOnline
These businesses have signed the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge and are committed to taking action by Earth Day 2016.
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Climate change more catastrophic for the global economy than we thought
2015-10-23 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When it comes to climate change, the dark truth is that most people couldnt care less about it crippling the environment. So instead, lets talk about something people tend to think about: dollars. A new study, published in Nature on Wednesday, suggests in pretty strong terms that climate change will do some serious wallet damage on a global scale. On average, the authors predict well see a 23 percent reduction in projected global output by 2100 due to climate change (relative to a world without...
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Cash questions dominate climate talks
2015-10-23 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Negotiators meeting in Germany say that questions over cash are the biggest barrier to a new global climate deal. The Bonn talks are the last chance for delegates to clarify their positions before the Paris conference that aims to seal a new binding treaty. Developing country delegates said clear guarantees on finance must be a core part of that compact. Officials said that finance was likely to be the very last issue to be resolved before a deal is struck. Money has always been at the...
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Development Banks Climate Pledge: $100 Billion a Year
2015-10-22 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The worlds multi-lateral development banks have pledged to boost climate finance by committing a total of US$100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to Earths warming climate. Finance ministers met in Lima, Peru earlier this month in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference set for Paris in December, when a legally-binding, universal global climate agreement is due to be signed. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, This is a positive...
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