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World Bank hikes aid to poor nations fighting global warming
2016-04-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The World Bank is boosting spending to help poorer countries battle global warming and power 150 million homes with renewable energy. The bank released a 59-page climate action plan Thursday designed to help less developed nations meet global warming goals they set last December in Paris. The private-sector arm of the international financial organization plans to increase its $2.3 billion-a-year spending on fighting climate change to $3.5 billion a year by 2020. Officials hope to spur $13 billion...
Half of World Heritage Sites at Risk From Fossil Fuel Development and Other Indust
2016-04-07 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Nearly half the world`s natural heritage sites are threatened by various forms of industrial development, according to a new report. The World Wildlife Fund says extractive industries and other large projects pose a clear risk to at least 114 of 229 global sites identified by the organization. A full two-thirds of the sites in sub-Saharan Africa are under threat and 46 sites are recorded as facing multiple threats, including Australia`s Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands. The report...
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Wireless Communication Between Vehicles In A 5G World
2016-04-07 05:58:51| rfglobalnet Home Page
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia presented their 5G intervehicular communication system for improved road safety demo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Wireless Communication Between Vehicles In A 5G World
2016-04-07 05:58:51| wirelessdesignonline News Articles
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia presented their 5G intervehicular communication system for improved road safety demo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Almost Half Of World Heritage Sites Are Threatened, Report Finds
2016-04-06 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The site is part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System that is protected with World Heritage status. Nearly half of the planet's world heritage sites are threatened by development, despite international protections, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Wildlife Fund. The 229 heritage sites in 96 countries include Egypt's pyramids, Florida's Everglades National Park and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The WWF report found that 114 of these sites are under threat from oil...
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