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UN climate fund falls short of $10 billion target
2014-11-20 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A U.N. fund that will help poor countries tackle climate change has fallen short, for now, of its target of collecting $10 billion, officials said Thursday. About 30 countries meeting in Berlin pledged a total of $9.3 billion toward the Green Climate Fund, according to Germany's development ministry, which co-hosted the conference. Last week, the U.S. pledged $3 billion, the biggest amount so far. Britain announced Thursday it would give 720 million pounds ($1.13 billion). Japan, Germany and...
Hedge fund sees Zillow becoming a $50B company
2014-11-20 13:38:28| Trucking - Topix.net
Hedge fund Caledonia Investments expects Zillow's valuation to soar to $50 billion, which would mean the 9-year-old firm has just begun to scratch the surface of its potential worth.
Street Fund Pavement Investment Summary
2014-11-19 23:54:13| PortlandOnline
Summary of how the Portland Street Fund will affect the condition of Portland's Streets PDF Document, 403kbCategory: Our Streets Transportation Funding Conversation
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The Green Climate Fund is not a charity but an investment in our shared future
2014-11-18 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A world that does not manage to curb global warming is an insecure world. A series of recent reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes it abundantly clear. If we do not succeed in staying below the target of keeping temperature rises below 2C over preindustrial levels, the consequences are likely to be far-reaching and disastrous. We will see a dramatic rise in sea levels, by up to a metre in this century alone, a greater frequency of violent storms, increased desertification,...
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Obama Pledges US$3 Billion New Green Climate Fund
2014-11-17 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The United States will contribute up to US$3 billion to the Green Climate Fund to help developing countries respond to climate change, and Japan will give up to US$1.5 billion, the leaders of both nations announced at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia on the weekend. "Along with the other nations that have pledged support, this gives us the opportunity to help vulnerable communities with an early warning system, with stronger defences against storm surge, climate resilient infrastructure,...
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