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Phase out fossil fuels to limit temperatures, few CEOs say
2015-12-06 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heads of companies including Unilever and Virgin Group urged a Paris summit on Sunday to get on track to limit temperature rises to the lowest possible level by setting a goal of phasing out fossil fuel use by 2050. In an unusual alliance spanning companies and civil society, the "B Team" is an extreme in the business world by arguing that radical measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions can promote, rather than hinder, growth, jobs and profits. Last month, they called on the Paris summit,...
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Paris UN Climate Conference 2015: $1Tln in funds exit fossil fuels in 10 weeks
2015-12-02 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: More than 100 institutions controlling $US800 billion ($1.09 trillion) in funds worldwide have opted to make new divestments of at least some of their fossil fuel assets in the 10 weeks running up to the Paris climate summit, according to campaign groups 350.org and Divest-Invest. The tally brings to $US3.4 trillion the amount of funds under management by firms that support at least a partial sell-off of their holdings of coal, oil or other fossil fuels. The latest to sign up range from the City...
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Stanford team increases power of corrosion-resistant solar cells; advance for solar fuels
2015-11-30 11:55:34| Green Car Congress
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10,000 Form Human Chain in Paris Demanding World Leaders Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
2015-11-29 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Thousands of Parisians and activists from around the world joined hands to form a human chain along Boulevard Voltaire in Paris this afternoon. According to Agence France Presse, nearly 10,000 people took part in the demonstration. The #humanchain for climate justice in Paris. pic.twitter.com/yNc5zVY40v -- Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) November 29, 2015 We joined hands today against climate change and violence, said Hoda Baraka, Global Communications Manager for 350.org. People here in...
Christiana Figueres: Thanks for memories, fossil fuels, but now it's time to change
2015-11-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For the past 250 years, fossil fuels have been the primary driver of development and growth. Burning fossil fuels has provided us with outstanding progress and opportunities, and I for one am grateful to the many generations of men and women who have so sincerely labored in this sector. However, unbeknownst to all those generations of laborers is that this progress has also put increasing pressure on our planet. We now know that we have precipitated the imbalance of the earth's ecosystem and its...
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