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Trudeaus bold change pledge was a ruse. But Canada now a fighting chance
2015-10-22 19:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Monday night many Canadians breathed out a sigh of relief. Then they breathed in a whiff of apprehension. The ousting of the Conservatives was a victory, a rejection of Stephen Harpers politics of fear and outright hatred. But Canadians now confront a Prime Minister gifted in the art of warm, fuzzy claptrap. They wont be offered what they dreamed of: that was never an option in this election. The elections most revealing poll was scarcely reported by the media. Those voting against Harper...
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India's climate pledge rests on green growth story
2015-10-21 16:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Every summer, as Indias biggest cities resort to load shedding to keep pace with the demand for power, its residents cuss and sweat, waiting for the comforting whirr of the fan and the hum of the air conditioner that allows them to stay insulated from the reality that millions of others live with - a life without electricity. As our society transforms and our cities get more and more attractive to migrants seeking the good life, our urbanisation experiment gets impetus. Everyone wants to...
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Apparel firms joint White House climate pledge
2015-10-21 14:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A number of apparel firms, including Nike and Levi Strauss & Co, have joined the White House pledge to address climate change and reduce their carbon footprints.
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Climate change: 10 world biggest oil companies back pledge fight global warming
2015-10-17 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Chief executives of 10 of the worlds biggest oil and gas companies have pledged their support for an "effective" deal to fight global warming. With the key Paris summit to fight climate change less than two months away, 10 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies, between them producing 20 per cent of the worlds oil and gas, backed an agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. In a joint statement, the CEOs of BP, Shell, Saudi Aramco, Total, Repsol,...
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Oil companies deny joint climate pledge lip service
2015-10-16 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The heads of 10 major oil and gas companies have denied they are paying lip service to climate change initiatives while conducting business as usual. Eight of the 10 companies CEOs met in Paris on Friday and issued a joint statement saying they would play their part in battling climate change, ahead of the United Nations climate summit which opens in November. They also pledged their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the hope of limiting global warning to 2C. But they...
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