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Obama administration secures $4bn private sector back cleantech
2015-06-18 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Obama administration has doubled an initial target of gaining $2 billion from the private sector in commitments to support clean energy innovation. In a statement the White House notes, Harnessing the ingenuity of Americas entrepreneurs, innovators, and technology is a crucial part of the fight against climate change. As a result the Clean Energy Investment Initiative, first announced earlier this year, aimed to catalyse $2 billion to scale up clean technology investments. Past investments...
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Michelle Obama Opts for British Designers on Her Whirlwind (and So-Stylish) Trip to London
2015-06-17 18:52:45| Footwear - Topix.net
It's no secret First Lady Michelle Obama has impeccable style. But during her recent trip across the pond to London, it seems she's amped up her usual FLOTUS uniform for a fun, high-fashion and very British wardrobe.
In twist, Obama emissions plan satisfies industry, worries greens
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For two years, President Barack Obama has used his executive power to impose new rules to cut carbon emissions, targeting cars and power plants, buoying environmentalists and infuriating industry. His latest foray - regulating commercial aviation - had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, the administration took a first step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's fleet of aircraft, releasing a scientific finding that said emissions from plane engines pose a risk to human health...
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The Obama administration wants to help developing countries map their climate risks
2015-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: When it comes to rising seas and flooding risks, there are few countries more vulnerable than low-lying Bangladesh. Not only does the nation face the risk of devastating tropical cyclones -- but with higher seas forecast for later in this century, such storms could flood a considerably broader area, according to the World Bank. Bangladesh is one of three countries targeted for climate readiness assistance in the first phase of a new $ 34 million White House initiative, to be announced Tuesday...
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Obama, Merkel seek to parlay G-7 meetings into climate action
2015-06-08 15:05:17| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obamas meeting Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel is an opportunity for the pair to champion an issue dear to them both: climate change. The pair will talk upon Obamas arrival at the site of the Group of Seven meeting in the Bavarian Alps, one of the last, best opportunities for the leaders from some of the worlds largest industrialized economies to shore up support for a global climate accord before the Paris climate conference in December. The G-7 summit coincides...
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