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Budget debate over living wage pledge
2015-07-09 08:27:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
George Osborne's Budget is to be debated by MPs after his pledge for a national living wage sparked a political row.
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India's climate pledge 'critically important', says UN climate chief
2015-07-03 16:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A strong pledge to curb carbon emissions by India, the worlds third largest polluter, will be critically important to a meaningful deal at the crucial UN climate summit in Paris in December, the UNs climate chief has said. India has so far resisted calls for an ambitious target, citing the millions in the country who do not have access to energy and the need to pull those people out of poverty. Instead, it has suggested that it may make two climate pledges: one that can be achieved with domestic...
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NASA photos show Chinas plan to meet new UN climate pledge
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: NASA satellites show part of Chinas plan to meet its ambitious new UN pledge to cut carbon emissions: solar power. On Tuesday, China said it would halt the rise in its heat-trapping emissions within 15 years and would boost its share of non-fossil fuel energy use to 20 percent by 2030. Its commitment, similar to the one it made last year in a joint U.S. agreement, comes ahead of UN climate talks in Paris in December. Chinas goal reflects how quickly its becoming the worlds leader in solar power....
China helps pave the road to Paris with ambitious climate pledge
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: China formally pledged on Tuesday to play an ambitious role in curbing its carbon dioxide emissions over the next 15 years. It represented a major contribution toward the success of climate treaty talks by the world's biggest source of global warming pollution. As had been expected, China said its carbon emissions would peak by 2030 or sooner, with carbon-free energy providing 20 percent of its needs. Its government also set a new, loftier goal for energy efficiency, saying that by 2030 the carbon...
Chinese climate pledge leaves questions
2015-07-01 14:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Chinas widely-awaited emissions pledge ahead of December`s climate summit in Paris largely moves the country forward from goals it had already laid out, but leaves a great deal of uncertainty about the role it will play in helping keep global warming in check after 2030. In the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution Beijing submitted to the United Nations on Tuesday, Beijing said it will cut its emissions by 60-65 percent per unit of GDP by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, meaning the reduction...
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