je.st
news
Tag: world
Half of World Population will be Exposed to Frequent Still Air Events by End 21st Century
2014-06-24 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Climate change might worsen air pollution, researchers at Stanford said. The team estimates that by the end of this century around 55 percent of the world's population will witness frequent air stagnation events. Climate models show that rising air pollution could lead to an increase in days when air with high levels of particle pollution lingers over cities. Poor quality air could lead to cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses. According to scientists at the Stanford University, air stagnation...
New UN Assembly Pushes Climate Change, Environment As Top World Priority
2014-06-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The first-ever United Nations Environmental Assembly opened in Kenya on Monday, as more than 150 high-level delegations began a weeklong examination of the intersection between global economic progress and the environment. The environment is no longer a niche topic backed by a passionate minority, Achim Steiner, the head of the U.N. Environmental Program told The Associated Press, but is clearly linked to economic and societal issues. The changing environment -- including climate change, pollution,...
Tags: top
world
change
environment
Tackling climate change would grow global economy, World Bank says
2014-06-24 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fighting climate change would help grow the world economy, according to the World Bank, adding up to $2.6tn (1.5tn) a year to global GDP in the coming decades. The findings, made available in a report on Tuesday, offer a sharp contrast with claims by the Australian government that fighting climate change would clobber the economy. The report also advances on the work of economists who have argued that it will be far more costly in the long run to delay action on climate change. Instead,...
Tags: world
change
global
bank
3 Tips for Naming Your Business in the Modern, Mobile World
2014-06-24 00:09:27| Toys - Topix.net
This was how my first day at the show started. It was our first year attending the Toy Industry Association annual New York Toy Fair, the largest trade show of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Tags: business
world
tips
mobile
World Heritage Committee takes 10 min reject Australia's bid to strip forests of protection
2014-06-23 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee today unanimously rejected a controversial proposal by the Australian government to strip 74,000 hectares of temperate rainforest from a World Heritage Site in Tasmania. In an embarrassing setback for the Australia government, it took the committee less than ten minutes to unanimously reject the proposal, according to the Guardian. The 74,000 hectares in question were a part of a so-called "peace deal" between environmentalists and loggers in Tasmania, which...
Tags: world
min
takes
protection
Sites : [647] [648] [649] [650] [651] [652] [653] [654] [655] [656] [657] [658] [659] [660] [661] [662] [663] [664] [665] [666] next »