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European Cities Hesitant to Adapt to Climate Change
2013-12-08 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: European governments might have national targets to meet the demands of climate change. Many European cities, however, may not be in the mood. Diana Reckien of Columbia University in the U.S. and 11 European colleagues report in the journal Climatic Change that one in three cities have no plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and seven out of 10 cities have no formal plans to adapt to climate change. Sunrise on the waterfront at Liverpool, a city with a big stake in tackling climate change....
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PRESS RELEASE:Retailers Must Adapt Infrastructure to Compete in the Global E-commerce Race
2013-11-15 14:53:00| National Real Estate Investor
Jones Lang LaSalle As online retail sales are expected to exceed $1.2 trillion globally this year*, retailers are under pressure to decide where, when and how packages should travel from dock to doorstep. The first of a series of new white papers on global e-commerce by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) reveals how different global markets are building their delivery infrastructure to suit cultural and consumer demand. read more
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Adapt to warmer world say US scientists
2013-11-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Senior US scientists have some fresh advice for governments concerned at the prospect of climate change. Its happening, they say. Get used to it. Evolve with it. Adapt, or go under. The recommendations, couched in matter-of-fact language, simply point out what ought to be obvious: as changes become more pronounced, people everywhere will need to adjust. That means that climate scientists, social scientists, engineers and other disciplines must work together to determine who is most vulnerable...
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Climate change conference aims at how best to adapt
2013-11-07 08:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MPR: Minnesota's climate is changing -- so much so that the state is seeing more record-breaking temperatures, higher dew points and more extreme weather events. The changes are affecting everything from how doctors treat allergies to how cities rebuild storm sewers. With that in mind, transportation planners, public health officials and others will meet in St. Paul today to talk about how best to adapt. Organizers expect more than 200 people at the sold-out conference, which they say is the first...
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CHINA: Exporters need to adapt to thrive, conference told
2013-10-28 15:06:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
China's textile industry must create new competitive advantages to compete with emerging low-cost producers such as Vietnam and Bangladesh in today's tough export climate, according to a senior official with the China National Textile and Apparel Council.
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