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Arizonas Getting Hotter, But State Leaders Oppose Solutions
2016-05-29 12:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Think Progress: On average, 2,000 Arizonans visit the emergency room because of heat-related illnesses every year. Unfortunately, things are likely to get worse because it`s only getting hotter. This April was just named the hottest on record, making it the 12th consecutive month to break a temperature record. Last year was named the hottest year on record, and at this pace 2016 is set to top it. This week, the Obama administration recognized Extreme Heat Week - something Arizonans have become well-acquainted with...
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G7 leaders set 2025 deadline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
2016-05-27 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Subsidies for oil, gas and coal should be history in under a decade, leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations declared in a statement on Friday after two days of talks in Japan. An estimated US$5.3 trillion a year is spent by governments worldwide supporting the fossil fuel sector, according to the International Monetary Fund. That runs against the spirit of the UNs new Paris Agreement on climate change, say environmental groups, which specifically calls for funds to be redirected towards...
G7 leaders warn of Brexit risk to growth
2016-05-27 05:43:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a "serious threat to global growth".
At worlds first humanitarian summit, leaders rich nations are no-shows
2016-05-25 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Heads of state from across the globe convened in Istanbul, Turkey, this week for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, a United Nations convention on how nations, NGOs, the private sector, and humanitarian groups can aid in the global crises currently affecting 125 million worldwide. More than 5,000 participants attended the summit - including the heads of 57 world nations and celebrities like Daniel Craig, Ashley Judd, and Forest Whitaker. Strangely absent, however, were the heads of the...
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H&M, Inditex and Nike rated supply chain leaders
2016-05-24 19:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M, Zara brand owner Inditex and sportswear giant Nike are not only among the world's leading brands, they also have some of the best supply chains too, according to a new review.
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