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Kerry: Climate change aggravated the Syrian conflict
2015-10-17 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Saturday that climate change didn't cause the Syrian conflict, but he said it did play a large role in making the situation worse. In a speech at the Milan Expo in Italy, Kerry said that climate change and the resulting food shortages play a large role in national security and urged the international community to come together to find a solution. "Make no mistake: The implications here extend well beyond hunger," Kerry said, according to an Associated...
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The lesson from climate change is how we must learn to adapt
2015-10-17 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Bank of England Governor Mark Carneys recent speech to the insurance industry on climate change sharply divided opinion a clue perhaps as to its importance. Central bank governors generally give rather conventional speeches on monetary policy, financial risks, the economy and markets so why the focus on climate change, a topic more typically associated with the green lobby? The Governor linked climate change with risks to financial stability and, since he was speaking at insurance broker...
Climate change fans global security crisis: Kerry
2015-10-17 16:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Saturday that climate change was a threat to global security and has inflamed volatile situations from Europe's migration crisis to the Syrian conflict. "Climate change is perhaps the most significant threat to global food security today. Make no mistake: the implications here extend well beyond hunger," he said just weeks before a key world climate conference in Paris. "This isn't only about food security; it's about global security, period," he said...
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Exxon climate change denial warrants federal inquiry, congressmen say
2015-10-17 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Members of Congress have asked for a federal investigation into whether ExxonMobil broke the law by intentionally obscuring the truth about climate change. The two members of Congress wrote to Loretta Lynch, the attorney general, on Wednesday, saying they were concerned by the results of two separate investigations by Inside Climate News and the Los Angeles Times, which found that ExxonMobil scientists confirmed fossil fuels were causing climate change decades ago, but publicly embarked on a campaign...
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Climate Change Emerges as Campaign Theme
2015-10-14 16:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The Democratic hopefuls for president vowed to embrace forceful measures to combat climate change in their curtain-raising debate last night without explaining how they would enlist the help of Republican lawmakers needed to enact their ambitious plans. Four of the five candidates raised the climate issue in their opening statements, marking a clear contrast to the 2012 presidential election, when President Obama largely avoided the topic. One analyst described the debate as a symbol of growing...
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