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The Earth is on track to end 2015 with an average 1 degree C warming
2015-11-14 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Its all but certain that 2015 will end up as the hottest year on record. And in setting that mark, the world is on track to finish the year 1 degree C above pre-industrial levels, a dubious milestone. That would make 2015 the first year to crack the halfway mark of 2 degrees C warming, the benchmark thats been targeted as safe climate change and what nations are working toward meeting ahead of climate talks in Paris in December. But Mondays announcement by the U.K. Met Office hints at how...
'Degree needed' to fathom small print
2015-11-13 13:25:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The small print on some insurance and banking products is only understandable to post-graduate students, a consumer group has said.
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Globe Is Set Cross 1 degree C Temperature Increase Threshold in 2015
2015-11-09 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Globally, 2015 is expected to be warmer than 2014. The United Kingdoms Met Office says that 2015 will be the year when average world temperatures rise more than 1 degree C (1.8 F) above pre-industrial levels. That is halfway to the 2 degrees C temperature increase threshold that scientists say could dangerously destabilize the planets climate system. The Met office reported that from January to September this year, global temperatures hit 1.02 degrees C above pre-industrial averages and that temperatures...
Australia: Commonwealth Bank reveal 2 degree global warming plans
2015-11-04 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Commonwealth Bank will strengthen its green credentials by acknowledging it has a role to play in keeping global warming to no more than 2 degrees, ahead of climate talks in Paris next month. The bank is also considering how to operate its business in a way that is consistent with meeting the 2 degree target. But it is not clear if it will change its lending practices, for example funding coal projects. CBA is expected to announce its new position on Thursday, when it reveals its first quarter...
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Global temperature to rise by three degree Celsius: Study
2015-10-28 00:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indo-Asian News Service: If the countries stick to the climate efforts that they have now committed, these could lead to long term temperature increase to around three degree Celsius, a notch above the goal of limiting global warming to two degree Celsius, projects new research. A total of 155 countries representing around 90 percent of global emissions have submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) on climate policy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in preparation...
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