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World Bank pledges extra $29bn to poorer nations for climate change fight
2015-10-10 07:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The World Bank has pledged to boost by up to $29bn the financial assistance pledged to poorer nations to cope with climate change, bringing closer the possibility of reaching a target of $100bn a year by 2020. Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank Group, said it could boost funding by a third, from 21% to 28%, in response to client demand. He spoke at a meeting of the World Bank and the IMF in Lima, Peru. As we move closer to Paris countries have identified trillions of dollars of climate-related...
MIGRANTS: FedEx pledges $1 mln in aid to support humanitarian crisis
2015-10-08 10:26:54| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx Corp. has committed $1 mln in cash and transportation support to deliver emergency supplies and critical medical aid to the thousands of migrants and refugees escaping conflicts, and provide on-going assistance to both the people and the local communities affected by the crisis. "Humanitarian relief has been in our DNA for decades, and FedEx understands how such a crisis can dramatically alters lives and communities," said David Ross, regional president of FedEx Express Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.
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Federal government pledges $1 billion in auto sector aid with TPP pact
2015-10-07 18:42:40| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The funds will keep Canada "in the game," said analyst Dennis DesRosiers. The post Federal government pledges $1 billion in auto sector aid with TPP pact appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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OPEC chief defends members over missing climate pledges
2015-10-06 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Oil-exporting nations should not be blamed for failing to deliver UN climate pledges by last week`s deadline. That is the view of secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Abdalla Salem El-Badri, who spoke at an industry event in London on Tuesday. Almost 150 countries have submitted carbon-cutting visions towards a global pact due to be struck in Paris this December, covering 90% of greenhouse gas emissions. Just two of the Vienna-based bodys 13 members...
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India pledges to expand renewable capacity to 40% by 2030
2015-10-04 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IUSB: India filed its climate action plan at the United Nations Climate Secretariat in Germany's Bonn Thursday, becoming one of the last major global economies to release its goals for tackling climate change ahead of December's landmark Paris Climate Conference. "India's INDC reflects its development challenges, aspirations of large numbers of poor people and the realities of climate change", added Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, CSE. Under the plan, carbon emissions would still grow in stride...
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