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Thomas Piketty calls for investors to divest from fossil fuels ahead of climate talks
2015-11-16 05:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thomas Piketty has called for investors to move their money out of fossil fuels ahead of landmark UN climate change talks. The French economist, along with ecological economist Tim Jackson, authors of the respective bestselling books Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Prosperity Without Growth: economics for a finite planet, said that investors should divest from a sector with a business model at odds with physical realities. In a letter to the Guardian, they wrote: This is a rare...
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Society 'set for climate change woe'
2015-11-16 01:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Human societies will soon start to experience adverse effects from manmade climate change, a prominent economist has warned. Prof Richard Tol predicts the downsides of warming will outweigh the advantages with a global warming of 1.1C - which has nearly been reached already. Prof Tol is regarded by many campaigners as a climate "sceptic". He has previously highlighted the positive effects of CO2 in fertilising crops and forests. His work is widely cited by climate contrarians. "Most...
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Society 'to be hit by climate change'
2015-11-16 01:09:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Human societies will soon start to experience adverse effects from manmade climate change, a prominent economist has warned.
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Global Climate Change Conference Will Continue in Paris, Despite Wave of Attacks
2015-11-16 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TakePart: A series of deadly terrorist attacks that left at least 132 dead and hundreds wounded in Paris on Friday won't deter France from hosting one of the country's largest international conferences ever later this month to continue the war against climate change. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced on Saturday that the annual United Nations conference, which will bring more than 100 world leaders, including President Barack Obama and respective Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin...
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France confirms COP21 climate summit will proceed, diplomats praise solidarity
2015-11-15 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: French and UN officials say plans for the 2015 UN climate summit in Paris will continue, despite Friday nights terror attacks that left over 130 dead and 300 injured. Profound emotion receiving so strong support to maintain #COP21. Humanity, courage, solidarity winning over fear and terror, tweeted the countrys top climate diplomat Laurence Tubiana. Of course #COP21 proceeds as planned. Even more so now. #COP21 = respecting our differences & same time acting together collaboratively,...
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