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'Time running out for climate change pact'
2013-01-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The National: Catastrophic rises in sea level, heatwaves, droughts and more frequent extreme weather - if the worst effects of climate change are to be avoided, carbon emissions must peak by 2020, scientists warn. But emissions are rising. In Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, The National spoke to prominent officials and experts, all of whom agreed the world had only a matter of years to act. Expanding renewable energy projects, removing subsidies for fossil fuels and taxing polluters are some of the urgent...
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US proposes textile flexibility in TPP trade pact
2013-01-11 14:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The United States government has unveiled details of proposed flexibilities it wants to introduce into the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement which will allow importers to buy scarce clothing, textiles and yarns from outside the bloc.
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