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EU energy chief warns against new taxes if sector to remain competitive
2013-03-28 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There should be no new taxes on energy within the EU if the continent's industrial sector is to remain competitive with US rivals fuelled by cheap shale gas in the US, the EU's energy chief has told the Guardian. Günther Oettinger was speaking as David Cameron's government prepared for a bruising collision with the European commission over renewable energy in a policy clash that could shape the development of energy infrastructure for decades to come. Oettinger said that Europe's industry must...
Group Warns of Natural Resources Giveaway in Latin America
2013-03-27 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources. The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a Washington-based organisation, says it has documented a "natural resources giveaway" in Latin America, which highlights how an outdated development model is trampling on human rights and the environment throughout much of the region.Governments...
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World faces decades of climate chaos, outgoing chief scientific adviser warns
2013-03-25 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Professor Sir John Beddington said that time lags in the climate system meant that accumulations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere now will determine the weather we experience for the next 25 years. Climate change is already manifesting itself in huge variations in the weather, clearly illustrated by the way Britain experienced both drought and extreme rainfall last year, he said. The scientist said that the international community's failure to agree binding targets for cutting carbon emissions...
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Prof Sir John Beddington warns of floods, droughts and storms
2013-03-25 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The government's chief scientist has said that there is already enough CO2 in the atmosphere for there to be more floods and droughts over the next 25 years. Prof Sir John Beddington said there was a "need for urgency" in tackling climate change. He said that the later governments left it, the harder it would be to combat. Prof Beddington made his comments in the final week of his tenure as the government's chief scientific adviser. "The [current] variation we are seeing in temperature...
UK: Mulberry warns on weaker retail sales
2013-03-22 12:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
UK luxury brand Mulberry has admitted that full-year revenue and profit are set to be below expectations due to weaker than expected trading after Christmas.
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