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World must end 'dirty' fuel use - UN
2014-04-13 12:46:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A long-awaited report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels.
World must end 'dirty' fuel use - UN
2014-04-13 11:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. There must be a "massive shift" to renewable energy, says the 33-page study released in Berlin. It has been finalised after a week of negotiations between scientists and government officials. Natural gas is seen as a key bridge to move energy production away from oil and coal. But there have been battles between participants over who will pay for this energy transition....
World must turn from fossil fuels to cleaner energy to avoid climate disaster, panel says
2014-04-13 07:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The amount of global greenhouse gas emissions soared to "unprecedented levels' over the decade ending in 2010, the world's top climate scientists said Sunday, and now governments must act aggressively to lower emissions or face the most dangerous consequences of global warming. At a meeting in Berlin, the scientists released an authoritative report showing that emissions from human development increased more between 2000 and 2010 than each of the previous three decades. It is a clear sign, they...
Solar Technology 'Could Power The World'
2014-04-12 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sky: A group of climate change experts think energy generated by solar technology could be enough to power the whole world in the future. UN scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are expected to back up their claims in a report due to be released at a news conference in Berlin today. But the United Kingdom is still a long way behind other European countries in using solar technology. To power the whole country we'd need solar panels on every rooftop. The problem is...
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IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The IMF and World Bank on Friday urged finance ministers to impose a price on carbon, warning that time was running out for the planet to avoid worst-case climate change. The heads of the two global economic institutions convened ministers from 46 countries -- including the United States, China, India and European powers -- on the sidelines of spring meetings in Washington to press the case for urgent climate action. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, joining the talks, said that 2014 was a "critical...
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