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World is on collision course with fossil fuels, Gov. Jerry Brown says

2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: After two days of rubbing shoulders with an international collection of politicians, Gov. Jerry Brown emerged from a climate-change conference here with new partnerships in the fight against global warming. In a speech Wednesday to government officials and environmental advocates that capped his trip, the governor took aim at "troglodytes" who deny the threat of climate change, and insisted that all aspects of modern life must be scrutinized to save the planet. "We have to redesign our cities,...

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China: Fossil fuels, low-carbon plans, in tug-of-war

2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

United Press International: Conventional energy output from OECD members is growing at a time when, for China to reach its carbon ambitions, its economy will need to slow, reports find. A report from the International Energy Agency finds energy production from all 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is at its highest level since the group was founded in 1974. Exports increased, while net imports declined to their lowest level since 1995. In terms of production, the United States produced...

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Fraunhofer developing process to ferment steel exhaust gases to fuels and chemicals

2015-07-02 13:55:37| Green Car Congress

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100 philanthropic organisations have pledged to divest from fossil fuels

2015-07-01 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: One hundred philanthropic trusts, foundations and family offices, with over $5 billion (3.2bn) in assets under management, have now committed to divesting from fossil fuels and supporting the low carbon economy. Eighteen philanthropic organisations have made their commitment public today, joining existing signatories, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Ben & Jerrys Foundation. Amongst the new signatories are the Ashden Trust and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. The fossil fuel divestment...

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