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China makes carbon pledge ahead of Paris climate change summit
2015-06-30 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: China will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 60-65% from 2005 levels under a plan submitted to the United Nations ahead of crucial climate change talks in Paris later this year. The pledge has been eagerly awaited as the country is the worlds largest carbon emitter. China said it would increase the share of non-fossil fuels as part of its primary energy consumption to about 20% by 2030, and peak emissions by around the same point, though it would...
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U.N. Holds Climate Talks In New York Ahead Of Paris Meeting
2015-06-29 23:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Diplomacy comes in many forms, from secret backroom discussions to grand public speeches, and today, it has been more the latter at the United Nations in New York City. Diplomats from all over the world are there to talk about climate change. And NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce is listening, and she joins us from U.N. headquarters. Nell, set the scene for us. What's been going on there today? NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Well, there's been a lot of talk, as...
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Australia in the climate change spotlight ahead of Paris summit
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: This article is part of Climate for Change, a Fairfax Media series on global warming. Full coverage can be found here. 2nd Degree columns can be found here. The Chinese bureaucrat pushed the point. Was, he wondered, Australia expecting the world to do more to address climate change than it was prepared to do itself? Back home, the Abbott government was furiously arguing that there was nothing unusual about this that the probe was a standard part of the laborious theatre of international...
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Steelcase Has A Bright Future Ahead
2015-06-29 11:42:50| Furniture - Topix.net
Steelcase's share value has gone up by 25% in a year. The company is a provider of office furniture in the US.
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Drug companies give their tax affairs a clean bill of health ahead of Senate grilling
2015-06-29 11:26:20| Food - Topix.net
Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan said some drug-makers had attempted to "back profits out" of Australia through a combination of transfer pricing and royalty payments to subsidiaries abroad. Multinational drug companies are presenting a united front ahead of their appearance at the Senate's corporate tax avoidance inquiry, insisting they are honest, ethical and pay their fair share of tax.
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