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Extreme weather 'keeps people poor'
2013-10-16 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The authors argue that where disasters like drought are prevalent, they can be the most important cause of poverty. They say that up to 325 million people will be living in countries highly exposed to natural hazards by 2030. If aid is not used to reduce these risks, the progress made in fighting poverty could disappear. The report has been compiled by the Overseas Development Institute. It examines...
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German renewable energy support is poor value: Wynn
2013-10-15 14:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany's cost for upgrading its grid to bring in more wind and solar power exceeds the monetary benefits it receives from savings on fossil fuel and avoiding the damage caused by global warming. Once the net cost of a multi-billion-euro subsidy programme is thrown in, then Germany's renewable energy policy seems to be poor value for money. One caveat is that this calculation does not include some benefits that are more difficult to measure in monetary terms, such as energy security and avoiding...
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Oxfam accuses suppliers to Coca-Cola and Pepsi of taking land from poor communities to make room for sugar crops
2013-10-02 08:07:11| Sugar Industry News
Suppliers to the biggest names in the food and drinks industry have taken land covering an area the size of Italy from indigenous communities around the world, according to a major new report.
Oxfam accuses Coke and Pepsi of taking land from the poor
2013-10-02 02:37:44| Beverages - Topix.net
Jamie Merrill is a general news reporter and motoring journalist for The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and i.
World Bank pledges more funds for poor in troubled states
2013-10-01 10:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim laid out a new strategy for the global development lender on Tuesday that includes a sharp increase in funds to help poor people in nations scarred by conflict and a pledge to partner with the private sector. He also warned that a partial government shutdown in a politically divided Washington could have far-reaching consequences for the poor given the troubling signal it sends about the world's largest economy. U.S. fiscal uncertainty "combined with other...
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