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UN sees irreversible damage to planet fossil fuels
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Humans are causing irreversible damage to the planet from burning fossil fuels, the biggest ever study of the available science concluded in a report designed to spur the fight against climate change. Theres a high risk of widespread harm from rising global temperatures, including floods, drought, extinction of species and ocean acidification, if the trend for increasing carbon emissions continues, a panel convened by a United Nations body said today in Copenhagen. Humans can avoid the worst if...
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Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 IPCC
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN-backed expert panel says. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of the world's electricity can - and must - be produced from low-carbon sources by 2050. If not, the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage. The UN said inaction would cost "much more" than taking the necessary action. The IPCC's Synthesis Report...
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Ferus Natural Gas Fuels Makes Canadian Energy History By Commissioning The First Merchant LNG Facility In Canada
2014-10-28 03:29:01| oilandgasonline Home Page
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels Inc. (Ferus NGF) is pleased to announce the grand opening of the first merchant liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Canada - positioning the company as a leader in the North American domestic natural gas fueling market.
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels commissions 1st merchant LNG facility in Canada
2014-10-27 18:55:38| Green Car Congress
University of New South Wales criticised by campaigners for refusing to divest from fossil fuels
2014-10-27 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The vice chancellor of the University of New South Wales has said the school will not drop its $50 million investment in coal, oil and gas companies but would rather work closely with the industry, despite calls from students and academics to show leadership in tackling climate change. After receiving pressure on the issue of fossil fuel divestment, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) outgoing vice chancellor Fred Hilmer replied in a statement, The University Council recently considered...
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