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Indonesia Apparel Exports in 1st Half 2015 (Country Report)
2016-04-04 13:02:09| EmergingTextiles.com
Apparel exports from Indonesia have declined in the last year, partly due to the sharp increase of minimum wages in the country. The fall of the rupiah may have supported exports but also resulted in higher material costs on the import market. Sales to the United States have relatively resisted, thanks a strong production of man-made fiber apparel, whereas shipments were sharply down to the EU. Our statistical series provide a comprehensive picture of Indonesia's textile and clothing exports and imports, per month and year, with an exhaustive review of US and EU imports per product category.
Half of U.S. oil is now fracked - but it might not stay that way
2016-03-29 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The U.S. has quickly become a global fracking powerhouse, and it`s not slowing down. According to a March report from the Energy Information Administration, hydraulic fracturing now accounts for more than half of all U.S. oil output per day, compared with 2 percent in 2000. America`s 300,000 fracking wells pumped out 4.3 million barrels per day in 2015 - a staggering figure when compared to the 102,000 barrels a day in 2000. That growth has allowed the U.S. to "increase its oil production faster...
Saving Half Planet for Nature Isn't As Crazy As It Seems
2016-03-27 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It's hard to be an optimist these days. We are living through what biologists call the sixth mass extinction, a time of dramatic depletion of species, from frogs to rhinos and butterflies. By the end of the century, it is estimated that one in six species will be extinct. The causes-human population growth, habitat loss, climate change-are complex and interlocking, fueling each other in an ever faster destructive spiral. But E.O. Wilson, the esteemed biologist and National Geographic Hubbard Award...
Climate change could see half a reservoir of Hong Kong's potable water evaporate
2016-03-20 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Post: Warmer temperatures brought about by climate change could see up to 7.3 million cubic metres more of Hong Kongs potable water about half of the Shing Mun Reservoir literally evaporate every year by the end of the century, an environmental group has warned. Rainfall helps offset evaporation from reservoirs in most years, but Green Power said the lack of necessary research would jeopardise the citys long-term water supplies as global warming caused more extreme weather patterns such as droughts...
China national ETS launch likely in second half of 2017 -sources
2016-03-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Pulse: The launch of Chinas national emissions trading scheme will likely be pushed to the second half of 2017 as more time is needed put in place the necessary legal groundwork, the market's lead designer told a conference in Guangzhou this week, according to sources who attended the event. The launch of Chinas national emissions trading scheme will likely be pushed to the second half of 2017 as more time is needed put in place the necessary legal groundwork, the market`s lead designer told a conference...
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