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Time for a wake-up call: shale boom triggering over-protectionism, threatening the Gulf
2013-11-21 06:42:17| Chemicals - Topix.net
According to Stephen Pryor, president of Exxon Mobil chemicals, the shale gas boom in the US has triggered a round of protectionist policies resulting in trade restrictions.
Philippines: Storm 'climate change wake-up call'
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The devastating typhoon in the Philippines must act as a wake-up call to the impact of climate change, aid agencies have warned. Members of the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC) are warning leaders meeting at the UN climate talks in Warsaw that the disaster offers a glimpse of the future if urgent action is not taken. Aid agencies including Christian Aid, CAFOD, Care International, Oxfam and Tearfund said ministers meeting in the Polish capital must act urgently because climate change is...
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Typhoon Haiyan 'A Wake-Up Call' For Climate Change
2013-11-16 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sky: British warship HMS Daring has arrived in the Typhoon Haiyan disaster zone, as the president of the Philippines visited devastated areas. The Type 45 destroyer and her crew docked at the island of Cebu ready to provide humanitarian assistance, the Department for International Aid and Development said. It has spent the last three days carrying out reconnaissance work in and around the southeast Asian nation, using a helicopter to survey 48 islands, including areas which have not yet been reached...
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Typhoon Haiyan is 'wake-up call'
2013-11-13 12:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: This year is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. It continues a pattern of high temperatures blamed directly on man-made climate change. The president of the World Bank, Kim Yong Kim, told BBC News that warming could no longer be ignored. He urged action to reduce emissions to minimise the likelihood of disasters like Typhoon Haiyan, which has claimed thousands of lives in the Philippines. The WMO's head, Michel Jarraud,...
Super Typhoon Haiyan a Wake-Up Call for UN Climate Summit
2013-11-09 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The timing is tragically ironic. As Super Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the strongest storms ever recorded -- smashes into the Philippines, sending millions fleeing for safety, negotiators from around the world are beginning to arrive in Warsaw, Poland for the latest installment of the United Nations Climate Talks, COP 19. Climate change is loading the dice for extreme weather events like Haiyan. The storms strength and rapid development have been aided by unusually warm ocean waters and warm, moist...
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