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GMB Scotland seeks urgent review of energy policies
2016-05-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK general trade union GMB Scotland has urged the new government to carry out an urgent review of its energy policies and to introduce an industrial strategy for generating more jobs across the energy sector.
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More urgent action needed on air pollution in Britain-MPs
2016-04-27 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A government plan to tackle air pollution in five major cities in Britain by 2020 will not be enough and more urgent action needs to be taken, lawmakers said on Wednesday. Britain has some of the highest levels in Europe of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, which is produced by diesel vehicles, and has already breached EU limits. Last year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would introduce so-called clean air zones in areas of Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham,...
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Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching: Greg Hunt sets up urgent phone conference
2016-04-20 05:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has invited his Queensland counterpart to take part in a urgent phone conference about coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. It comes after Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles called for a crisis meeting with other state and territory environment ministers to address climate change. Mr Hunt has written to Dr Miles to invite him and "any other relevant Queensland officials" to join the conference call. "I invite you to an urgent phone conference...
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White House: Climate Change Poses Urgent Health Risk
2016-04-07 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Climate change is a major threat to human health, with extreme heat likely to kill 27,000 Americans annually by 2100, according to a report released Monday by the White House. The report, by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, outlines numerous ways global warming could devastate public health in the U.S. this century. Projected increase in deaths due to warming in summer (April-September) and winter (October-March), and net change in deaths compared to 1990 baseline period for 209 U.S....
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An urgent plea for governments to stem the murder of forest guardians
2016-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In early March, Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Caceres was gunned down in her own home in response to her protests against a dam that threatens to displace hundreds of her people. A few weeks later, another member of her community, Nelson Garcia, was murdered for the same reason. Berta received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015 in recognition of her efforts, and was an inspiration to Indigenous Peoples around the world. During my official visit to Honduras last November, she facilitated...
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