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IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The IMF and World Bank on Friday urged finance ministers to impose a price on carbon, warning that time was running out for the planet to avoid worst-case climate change. The heads of the two global economic institutions convened ministers from 46 countries -- including the United States, China, India and European powers -- on the sidelines of spring meetings in Washington to press the case for urgent climate action. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, joining the talks, said that 2014 was a "critical...
Carbon grab the next natural resource dilemma?
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: A Washington-based human rights organization warns of an unprecedented carbon grab by governments and investors that will infringe upon the rights of indigenous peoples in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Research conducted by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) reveals that there are no laws to guarantee that indigenous peoples and local communities will benefit from the global trade of carbon credits as nations cope with carbon emissions that impact...
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Court: Carbon monoxide standards not needed to stop global warming
2014-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not required to adopt carbon monoxide standards to mitigate global warming, and that its current standards are sufficient to protect public health. Environmental groups had challenged the EPA's 2011 decision that it does not have to adopt carbon monoxide secondary standards meant to protect the environment and that its existing primary standards meant to protect health are sufficient. The U.S. Court of...
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8-2011 Carbon Plate Market
2014-04-12 01:28:25| Steel - Topix.net
Carbon plate has been one of the strongest steel sectors this year, with a financial performance surpassed only by special bar quality products.
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Carbon Dioxide Levels Climb Into Uncharted Territory for Humans
2014-04-09 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has exceeded 402 parts per million (ppm) during the past two days of observations, which is higher than at any time in at least the past 800,000 years, according to readings from monitoring equipment on a mountaintop in Hawaii. Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the most important long-lived greenhouse gas responsible for manmade global warming, and it is building up in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas....
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