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Climate change is forcing people to migrate and the world doesnt have a plan to handle it
2015-10-30 22:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: How should governments treat people who are forced to migrate due to climate change? That question is on the working agenda for the upcoming Paris climate talks, at least sort of - and thats a good thing. As it stands, theres no clear definition of what, exactly, a forced climate migrant is; nor is there an international legal framework to deal with the mass movement of people (and, sooner than you might think, entire nations) displaced because of global warming. Paris could go a long way toward...
Climate change unites Buddhists around the world
2015-10-30 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The interactions between environmental issues and faith are evolving, as religious leaders weigh in to guide actions of the faithful on climate change. Buddhist leaders expressed support and lofty expectations for the Paris climate talks at the end of November in a document they call "Global Buddhist Climate Change Collective," released Thursday. "We are at a crucial crossroads where our survival and that of other species is at stake as a result of our actions," leaders wrote in the statement....
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Yamahas motorbike-riding robot wants to be world champion
2015-10-30 21:01:19| Extremetech
Yamaha's new humanoid robot, Motobot, just learned to ride a motorbike and already it is talking trash. At the recent Tokyo Motor Show where Motobot was unveiled, it announced that the reason it was created was to 'surpass you'.
"It's who we are" - Coca-Cola Enterprises backs Rugby World Cup tie-up
2015-10-30 13:38:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The head of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has admitted there is no precise way to measure returns on events such as the Rugby World Cup but said big-name sponsorship is "who we are".
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Climate targets spread across the world, but not bold enough yet
2015-10-30 10:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Synthesis report on the aggregate effect of INDCs report assessing countries contributions to the Paris climate agreement released today by the UNFCCC sets off alarm bells for all governments to strengthen current, inadequate climate targets before they are put into effect and at latest by 2018. The report confirms that current commitments are too low to keep temperature rise below the agreed two degrees threshold and without an upgrade would not prevent catastrophic climate change impacts...
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