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VF Corp and Kohl's join White House climate pledge
2015-12-01 12:54:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US apparel giant VF Corp and department store retailer Kohl's are just two of a further 73 companies to have joined the White House pledge to address climate change and reduce their carbon footprints.
Cancer charity in line for A 200,000 windfall as Wiseman family pledge to double donations
2015-11-30 02:00:37| Food - Topix.net
Alan Wiseman said he was impressed with how Maggie's centres helped people overcome financial problems during cancer treatment MILLIONAIRE milkman Alan Wiseman has revealed how one of Scotland's best-known broadcasters inspired him to help raise money for a leading cancer charity, as the famous dairy family pledge to donate up to A 100,000. Mr Wiseman, the former chairman of Robert Wiseman Dairies , said he had been impressed by the work of the Maggie's cancer centres since being approached by television presenter, Kirsty Wark, three years ago.
Major powers pledge $20bn for green energy research
2015-11-30 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US and 18 other countries have pledged to double funds for clean energy research to a total of $20bn over five years, boosting a parallel initiative by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and increasing the prospects for successful agreement at the Paris climate negotiations that start on Monday. The countries, which include the UK, Canada, China, Brazil, India and South Africa, span the biggest global economies and major emitters, oil and gas producers, and leaders in clean energy research, the...
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Nations pledge climate action, obstacles remain to summit: France
2015-11-28 19:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost all governments have outlined plans for fighting global warming beyond 2020 in a positive sign for resolving a string of obstacles at a U.N. climate summit starting on Monday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday. So far this year, 183 of 195 nations have issued long-term plans for tackling climate change, meant as building blocks for a Paris accord, with a flurry of more than a dozen in the past week including from South Sudan, Kuwait, Yemen and Cuba. "This is radically...
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Malaysia targets emissions intensity cut in last-minute pledge
2015-11-27 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Malaysia is aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions for each unit of economic growth 35% from 2005 levels by 2030. With international support, that could increase to 45%. That was the target in a pledge delivered to the UN days before negotiations start on a global climate deal. The southeast Asian nation, population 29 million, has already achieved a 23% reduction in emissions intensity. The rest is to come from biofuels, renewable energy and forest protection. It accounted for 0.6% of global...
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