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U.N. expert calls for India to ramp up action to help slum dwellers
2016-04-25 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India's ambitious target to build 20 million new homes for the nation's poor is failing slum dwellers and those living on the city's streets, Leilani Farha, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, has warned. She said India, which has the world's largest number of urban poor and landless people, is trying to address the "scourge" of inadequate housing through its 'Housing for all' policy that vows to provide homes for all families by 2022. But opponents fear...
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Canada, Germany lead calls to price 50% of carbon emissions by 2030
2016-04-21 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Carbon pricing should cover 50% of global emissions by 2030, the leaders of Canada, Germany, France, Ethiopia, Mexico and Chile recommend. The heads of state challenged fellow governments to expand global carbon markets to cover 25% of emissions by the end of this decade in a statement supported by the World Bank, IMF and OECD. Currently around 12% of global carbon emissions are covered by a variety of carbon markets and taxes, according to the International Carbon Action Partnership 2016 status...
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Germany calls on Belgium to temporarily shutdown two nuclear reactors
2016-04-21 01:00:00| Power Technology
German Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks has officially requested the Belgian Government to temporarily shutdown its Tihange 2 and Doel 3 nuclear reactors over safety concerns.
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Interior secretary calls for course correction to protect public lands
2016-04-20 01:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Durango Herald: The United States needs a new course of action to conserve and protect its public lands, including parks and national forests, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel said Tuesday. Her talk came during National Park Week and as the country celebrates the 100th anniversary the National Park Service. The United States needs a new course of action to conserve and protect its public lands, including parks and national forests, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel said Tuesday. Her talk came during...
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BACA calls for better regulations to control use of drones
2016-04-20 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Europe's Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has demanded that immediate action be taken regarding the use of drones.
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