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Australian companies sign on for climate change action ahead of Paris conference
2015-11-04 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Twelve Australian companies including energy suppliers, banks and a major telecommunications business have committed to climate change action at a summit ahead of the UN's climate change conference in Paris at the end of November. The Australian Climate Leadership Summit is backed by the French government and focuses on seven key climate commitments by action group We Mean Business, including carbon emission reduction targets, carbon pricing, renewable sources and climate policy. The conference...
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Australian Navy to decommission Adelaide-class HMAS Sydney
2015-11-03 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is set to decommission its Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate, HMAS Sydney, after 32 years of service with the navy.
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Australian doctors call for Health Minister to attend Paris climate talks
2015-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The "increasingly unmanageable" threat of climate change on children's health has prompted an open letter from doctors around Australia to the government, calling for Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley to attend the United Nations Paris climate summit this December. In the letter, from independent organisation Doctors for the Environment Australia, leading doctors warn of the "health emergency" climate change presents for children, who have the least capacity to act. "More bushfires, floods...
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Fonterra sells 9% stake in Australian firm Bega Cheese
2015-11-02 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
New Zealand-based dairy cooperative Fonterra has sold their 9% stake in Australia-based Bega Cheese.
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Australian insurers keep customers in the dark about climate risks, report finds
2015-11-01 20:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australians are in the dark about the risks climate change poses for the local insurance industry because Australian insurers dont disclose enough information, a new report claims. According to the study by WWF, Australian insurers IAG, QBE and Suncorp tell customers far less than overseas insurers about the risks climate change could pose to their businesses, and also shy away from public statements about the need to act on global warming more than their international peers. Climate change...
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