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EU commissioner warns time running out on moves to halt climate change
2013-04-24 07:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Irish Times: The world will not be able to feed an extra 2 billion people by 2050 if it continues to throw away 30 to 50 per cent of the food we produce, EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik warned in Dublin yesterday. In an interview with The Irish Times , he said the European Commission would spell out its views on how to curb food waste in a communication later this year to the European Parliament and Council of Ministers. Asked about the deal engineered by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney...
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'Time running out for climate change pact'
2013-01-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The National: Catastrophic rises in sea level, heatwaves, droughts and more frequent extreme weather - if the worst effects of climate change are to be avoided, carbon emissions must peak by 2020, scientists warn. But emissions are rising. In Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, The National spoke to prominent officials and experts, all of whom agreed the world had only a matter of years to act. Expanding renewable energy projects, removing subsidies for fossil fuels and taxing polluters are some of the urgent...
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