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Australia removed from UN world heritage climate report
2016-05-27 13:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: All references to climate change's impact on World Heritage sites in Australia have been removed from a United Nations report. A draft of the report contained a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef and references to Kakadu and Tasmania. But Australia's Department of the Environment requested that Unesco scrub these sections from the final version. A statement from the department said the report could have had an impact on tourism to Australian. It also said the report's title, Destinations at Risk,...
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On Climate, Trump Promises To Let The World Burn
2016-05-27 12:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: President Obama`s climate change policies would be undone. Regulations on greenhouse gas emissions would be eliminated. The Keystone XL pipeline would be built. There would be no international agreement to prevent catastrophic climate change. That is what Donald Trump`s energy policy would look like should he be elected president, the presumptive Republican nominee promised on Thursday before a pro-fossil fuel development crowd in Bismark, North Dakota. In a speech laying out his energy agenda...
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How has craft beer put the squeeze on world beers? - Comment
2016-05-27 11:46:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
With pressure from above, from the global brewers, and from below, thanks to craft brewers, the 'world beers' segment has been feeling the squeeze of late. In his latest just-drinks column, beer commentator Stephen Beaumont considers how the mid-sized companies can ease the pressure.
Climate change threatens existence of World Heritage icons
2016-05-27 11:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Iconic monuments, glorious national parks and colorful coral reefs are all in danger of being wiped off the map as rising sea levels, increasing temperatures and intensive storms take hold due to climate change. Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile The moai statues of Easter Island attract than 60,000 visitors every year. But coastal erosion and rising sea levels mean the iconic structures could be in danger of falling into the sea. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda A little...
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What the World Humanitarian Summit means for Climate Change
2016-05-27 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: I joined about 6000 other delegates from around the world this week for the first ever World Humanitarian Summit. While 350.org doesn't provide humanitarian aid, we're increasingly concerned with just how hard climate change is biting, and committed to supporting people-oriented responses to the impacts of climate change. With 2016 already carrying a 99 percent chance that it will be the hottest year on record and is close to breaching 1.5 degrees C of warming, we've now moved beyond the early...
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