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G7 pledges to end greenhouse emissions this century
2015-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science: Top world leaders agreed Monday to dramatically reduce or altogether eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2100, in an announcement meant to build momentum for a global climate deal in Paris this December. Pressure continues to mount on world leaders to accelerate a switch to cleaner energy sources particularly if the world is to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Emissions from coal, oil, and natural gas burned in power plants, cars, airplanes, and elsewhere have already warmed the...
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G7 meeting: World leaders pledge act on climate change, phase out fossil fuels by end of century
2015-06-08 23:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The G7 group of industrial nations have pledged to phase out the world's use of fossil fuels by the end of the 21st century. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats to global security posed by Islamist extremism and risks to the global economy from Greece. The leaders stressed that "deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions" were required with "a decarbonisation of the global economy over the course...
G7 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel use by end of century
2015-06-08 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The G7 leading industrial nations have agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has announced. On the final day of talks in a Bavarian castle, Merkel said the Group of Seven leaders had committed themselves to the need to decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century. Environmental lobbyists described the announcement as a hopeful sign that plans for complete decarbonisation could...
G7 says 'deep cuts' in greenhouse gases needed this century
2015-06-08 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: G7 leaders called at a summit Monday for a "decarbonisation of the global economy" and said deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed over the course of this century. Ahead of a UN climate summit in Paris late this year, the Group of Seven major industrialised nations urged global emissions cuts at "the upper end of" the 40-70 percent range by mid-century compared to 2010 levels. The G7 also reaffirmed the goal of limiting global warming in the 21st century to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees...
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Kyocera, Gaia Power, Kyudenko And Century Tokyo Leasing Announce...
2015-06-01 09:09:40| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Kyocera Corporation , K.K. GAIA POWER , Kyudenko Corporation , and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced that the companies have made a joint investment in Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills LLC, a solar power operating company, to construct and operate a 92-megawatt solar power plant. Planned for construction on a site stretching across Kanoya City and Osaki Town in Kagoshima Prefecture, the project will become one of the largest solar installations in Japan.
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