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WWF blasts Japan, Australia, Canada on climate change talks
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABS-CBN: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) condemned Japan, Australia and Canada for "undermining progress" and "creating uncertainty" at the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland. On Friday, the Japanese government announced that it would change its voluntary emissions target. However, instead of increasing its target, Japan lowered its greenhouse gases emissions target. Australia also signaled a possible weakening of its target range, and started a repeal of its domestic carbon...
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Does climate change mean less ice on Lake Superior?
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WDIO: Representative Rick Nolan and nearly 100 residents filled a UMD lecture hall for a climate change forum on Saturday. Lake Superior hasn't seen significant ice yet this year, and local scientists said it will see less ice in the future. "We have our cold winters. We have our warm winters, but progressively, steadily we're going to see more of the warm and less of the cold. We're going to see overall a decrease in the ice cover on Lake Superior,' Professor Tom Johnson said. Johnson is a regent...
Philippines: Storm 'climate change wake-up call'
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The devastating typhoon in the Philippines must act as a wake-up call to the impact of climate change, aid agencies have warned. Members of the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC) are warning leaders meeting at the UN climate talks in Warsaw that the disaster offers a glimpse of the future if urgent action is not taken. Aid agencies including Christian Aid, CAFOD, Care International, Oxfam and Tearfund said ministers meeting in the Polish capital must act urgently because climate change is...
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130 Climate Change Rallies Held Across Canada
2013-11-17 08:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Organizers say more than 130 protests against climate change were staged across Canada Saturday, with the largest gathering held in Vancouver where participants showed their opposition to Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. The protests were part of a national day of action to "Defend Our Climate." Outside Vancouver's Science World, nearly 1,000 participants held colourful signs while chanting and singing slogans, while others pounded on drums and played the bagpipes. Rally participants...
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Climate change pledges: rich nations face fury over moves renege
2013-11-16 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Developing nations have launched an impassioned attack on the failure of the world's richest countries to live up to their climate change pledges in the wake of the disaster in the Philippines. With more than 3,600 people now believed to have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan, moves by several major economies to backtrack on commitments over carbon emissions have put the world's poorest and most wealthy states on a collision course, on the eve of crucial high-level talks at a summit of world powers....
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