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'Productivity gap' biggest risk to UK
2014-12-10 13:22:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The biggest risk to the UK's economic recovery is that there will be no pick up in productivity, says the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Early UK rate rise a 'huge risk'
2014-12-10 08:57:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A premature rise in interest rates could present a "huge risk" to the British economy, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warns.
Deforestation puts cultural survival forest-dependent peoples risk
2014-12-10 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Forest-dependent peoples face grave threats from deforestation and other depredations, warns a new report that urges greater recognition of traditional land use and support of community-led initiatives to fight forest loss. The report, published Monday during climate talks in Lima, is based on research by dozens of indigenous and forest communities from Africa, Asia and Latin America, which convened this past March in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. It documents a litany of transgressions...
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Mining town risk study highlights asbestos dangers
2014-12-09 00:23:02| Chemicals - Topix.net
A long-delayed risk study for a Montana mining town where hundreds have died from asbestos exposure concludes that even a minuscule amount of the substance can lead to lung problems. The 328-page document released Monday will determine when work can end on the cleanup of asbestos dust from a W.R. Grace & Co.
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United Kingdom: Fossil fuel investing risk to pension funds, says Ed Davey
2014-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Investing in fossil fuels is becoming increasingly risky because global action to tackle climate change will curb demand, forcing companies to leave unprofitable reserves in the ground, Ed Davey, the energy secretary, has warned. Financial authorities must examine the risks posed by coal, oil and gas companies to prevent pension funds investing in what could become "the sub-prime assets of the future', Mr Davey said. The comments are Mr Davey's first intervention into the debate over the "carbon...
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