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BIO World Congress will host key NRC leaders, breakout sessions.
2015-06-09 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
As announced by BIO, National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will participate in breakout sessions highlighting environmental and economic sustainability of Canadian biomass during the 2015 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. NRC members will lead/participate in "Generating More Value from Canadian Biomass and Waste Streams," "Clustered Research and Development of Ag-Based BioProducts," and "Advances in Oil Producing Crops and Algae Based Feedstocks."
G7 meeting: World leaders pledge act on climate change, phase out fossil fuels by end of century
2015-06-08 23:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The G7 group of industrial nations have pledged to phase out the world's use of fossil fuels by the end of the 21st century. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats to global security posed by Islamist extremism and risks to the global economy from Greece. The leaders stressed that "deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions" were required with "a decarbonisation of the global economy over the course...
G7 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel use by end of century
2015-06-08 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The G7 leading industrial nations have agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has announced. On the final day of talks in a Bavarian castle, Merkel said the Group of Seven leaders had committed themselves to the need to decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century. Environmental lobbyists described the announcement as a hopeful sign that plans for complete decarbonisation could...
Merkel presses G7 leaders to agree on tough climate goals
2015-06-08 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants. Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor", hopes to revitalize her green credentials by getting the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emissions goals ahead of a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris. Climate change topped the agenda for...
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G7 leaders to discuss climate change goals
2015-06-08 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Leaders of G7 countries have gathered in the Bavarian Alps to discuss a series of issues including an agreement on rising global temperatures ahead of UN meeting in Paris later this year. Leaders of the UK, US, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada started the meeting on Sunday in Schloss Elmau, in Germany. They are expected to talk about a range of issues, such as the economy, terrorism and sustainable development. Specifically, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to agree on limiting...
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