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World Bank: Fighting Climate Change Would Boost Global Economy Up To $2.6 Trillion Year
2014-06-24 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: An important new World Bank report concludes that just a few key policies aimed at cutting carbon pollution would boost the global economy. The study "Climate-Smart Development: Adding Up the Benefits of Actions that Help Build Prosperity, End Poverty and Combat Climate Change," looks at the European Union plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and the U.S. The Bank finds that if all six embrace three sets of policies for clean transportation plus energy efficiency in industry in buildings, "the annual...
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Latest Climate Change Report Paints Dire Picture For Business
2014-06-24 11:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The U.S. economy faces great risks from climate change, according to a study by a bipartisan group of former business leaders and public officials. It predicts harsh realities if action isn't taken.
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New UN Assembly Pushes Climate Change, Environment As Top World Priority
2014-06-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The first-ever United Nations Environmental Assembly opened in Kenya on Monday, as more than 150 high-level delegations began a weeklong examination of the intersection between global economic progress and the environment. The environment is no longer a niche topic backed by a passionate minority, Achim Steiner, the head of the U.N. Environmental Program told The Associated Press, but is clearly linked to economic and societal issues. The changing environment -- including climate change, pollution,...
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Money Men Bloomberg, Steyer And Paulson Tally Costs Of Climate Change In New Report
2014-06-24 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths, according to a report backed by a trio of men with vast business experience. The report, released Tuesday, is designed to convince businesses to factor in the cost of climate change in their long-term decisions and to push for reductions in emissions blamed for heating the planet. It was commissioned by the Risky Business Project, which describes...
White House pushes climate change solutions this week
2014-06-24 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: White House officials are spending this week highlighting the public health and economic consequences of climate change on the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's speech to combat address the problem. On Sunday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz joined several mayors in Dallas where they signed a climate protection agreement pledging to take action to reduce carbon pollution and prepare their communities. The White House...
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