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Can the world get richer forever?
2015-03-13 23:00:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Will economic growth end up destroying our planet?
For the first time world economy grows while carbon emissions don't
2015-03-13 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Verge: For the last 40 years, whenever the world economy grew, so did the Earth's carbon dioxide levels -- until 2014, The Washington Post reports. The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew and CO2 levels didn't. In the past, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions was due to an economic downturn. That's because economic growth is often linked to increased energy use, which in turn increases emissions. The "decoupling" of the economy and carbon emissions was likely...
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Report: World carbon emissions stall in 2014 despite economic growth; climate activists cheer
2015-03-13 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Global energy emissions stayed stable last year even though the economy grew, according to data released Friday that could boost chances for a landmark climate accord later this year. The rising use of renewable energy, particularly in China, played a role in keeping emissions from the energy sector to 32.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide last year, the same as in 2013, the International Energy Agency said. Over the past 50 years, the only other times that emissions stayed the same or shrank were...
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Tackling disasters vital to end poverty: World Bank chief
2015-03-13 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost $4 trillion because of natural disasters, the president of the World Bank said on Friday as governments prepare to adopt a new global plan to reduce disaster risk. Speaking in Tokyo on his way to the northeastern city of Sendai, where a U.N. conference aims to finalize the plan, Jim Yong Kim said the 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed more than a decade of growth in the country, and in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan pushed...
WPC Introduces Database, Video on World Plumbing Day.
2015-03-13 13:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
World Plumbing Council (WPC) Research Database lets individuals investigate international progress in research efforts related to plumbing and water-related issues. In addition to providing insight into research programs focused on specific plumbing- or water-related topics, this tool enables participants to submit their recommendations and ideas for new research programs. Also, organization released video on importance of plumbing as occupation and impact of water accessibility.
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