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The world is waking up to the big financial risks of global warming
2015-12-11 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A European and an American walk into their local bank. Each has a savings account. The banks have the same antiseptic feel, their cash machines make the same robotic moves. There is one fundamental difference between the two, however how they account for the vulnerability of their assets to climate change. Thats a point thats been made by a string of financial executives, regulators, and political figures over the past week of climate negotiations in Paris. That includes Mark Carney, head of...
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How the buildings we live in add to the threat from global warming
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: When we think of the culprits of climate change, we tend to picture coal-burning power plants, airplanes and traffic-clogged highways. But there are other offenders - the places we live, work, study and shop. From urban high-rises to squat suburban malls, buildings are responsible for about 40% of global energy use and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. Officials say this amount could be significantly reduced by introducing relatively simple new...
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COP21: African campaigners demand compensation for global warming
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: African campaigners are demanding compensation for the huge damage being inflicted on the continent by global warming a problem that has been caused by the rich countries but will hit poor nations the hardest. As the United Nations summit to tackle climate change nears its conclusion, African politicians and NGOs are calling for the developed world to provide cash to help them deal with the consequences of a warming planet. Compensation should cover everything from storm damage and crop failure...
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Global warming, El Nino may wither wheat crop
2015-12-07 09:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: CHANDIGARH: Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gases and El Nino are said to be taking a toll on the wheat crop as late planting in the hottest year on record is set to delay the harvest and severely hit farm yields, magnifying rural distress. The late onset of winter and exceptionally dry conditions after the weak monsoon have prompted late crop sowing by farmers. They have suffered crop damage due to two consecutive failed monsoons and unseasonal rain and hailstorms in February and March,...
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India can accept 1.5C warming limit if rich nations make carbon cuts
2015-12-06 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: India could accept a tougher global warming limit of 1.5C in a proposed UN climate deal, but only on the condition richer nations make radical greenhouse gas cuts to meet it. In an interview with Climate Home, Susheel Kumar, Delhis chief negotiator at the COP21 summit in Paris said he had no problem with the world adopting a more ambitious temperature goal. If the global community decides it should be 0.5C what problem should a developing country have? It means developed countries would...
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