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Gov. Brown signs bill adding fresh troops to California's climate fight
2015-10-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The California Air Resources Board will gain two additional members to represent communities suffering from pollution, a victory for advocates and lawmakers who have sought a bigger voice in the state's environmental policies. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Thursday to expand the board, a regulatory agency that plays a leading role in the state's battle against smog and climate change. "Approximately 8 million Californians live in areas that are considered to be highly impacted by environmental...
NFU Appreciates Interagency Climate Change and Food Security Report, Suggests Contributors Also Examine Food System Consolidation and Climate Change
2015-10-09 15:45:43| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (October 9, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said the organization of 200,000 family farmers, ranchers and fishermen appreciated the recent interagency report on climate change and food security, noting that it will be helpful in making future policy decisions
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Prakash Javadekar: rich countries on a climate vacation
2015-10-09 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Indias environment chief has delivered a blistering attack on developed countries, accusing them of going on a five year climate policy holiday. In an interview with the Times of India, Prakash Javadekar said wealthy countries should vacate carbon space and take care of their lifestyles, referring to consumption levels. It was their historical emission (during 1850-2011) that led to 0.8 degree Celsius temperature rise in the post-industrialisation phase. They must act and lead by example,...
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Pressure grows for global climate cash help hard-hit poor
2015-10-09 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As finance ministers from 20 developing states agreed on Thursday to work on boosting funding for climate action, officials and experts called for more finance to protect the world's poor from the effects of global warming. Meeting for the first time in Lima, Peru, ministers from the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) group of countries - spanning Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific - said they expected rich governments to fulfill a pledge to mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 from a range of sources,...
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UN official praises "huge progress" in fight against climate change
2015-10-09 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: The world has made huge progress in its fight against climate change in the past five or six years, UN climate talks chief said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel discussion on climate change in Lima, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Management, praised the work that has been done, but noted it was not enough. "Five or six years ago, we were heading for an increase of four or five degrees in the global temperature, which would have been...
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