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Australia Scraps Carbon Price as Abbott Meets Election Pledge
2014-07-17 05:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Australias Senate voted to scrap the nations price on carbon, fulfilling a key election pledge by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and leaving the nation without an approved mechanism to tackle emissions. The repeal bill was passed 39 votes to 32 in the 76-member upper house today, dismantling a law introduced by the previous Labor government that initially charged polluters A$23 ($21.50) per ton of greenhouse gases emitted. Repealing the carbon price may put Australia, which is hosting the Group...
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Donors pledge 1.8 billion euros for flood-stricken Balkan states
2014-07-17 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A conference of international donors pledged more than 1.8 billion euros ($2.43 billion) on Wednesday to help Bosnia and Serbia recover from devastating floods in May. The European Commission, the EU executive, said the conference had mobilized pledges of 809 million euros for Bosnia and 995 million euros for Serbia, plus 41 million euros for cross-border activities. The financial aid would be used for rebuilding houses and public buildings, the rapid restoration of water and energy supplies and...
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Automakers, others pledge to help small suppliers grow
2014-07-12 10:50:21| Automakers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama met with two dozen companies Friday, including several major foreign automakers, that have agreed to help suppliers with access to financing - in a bid to help many small companies grow.
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France and India pledge to cooperate at UN climate talks
2014-07-08 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: France and India will work closely together on a proposed UN climate deal, according to French foreign minister Laurent Fabius. Speaking after a meeting with new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Fabius said they had explored ways of deepening cooperation ahead of the 2015 Paris summit. We discussed climate change and have been positively impressed by the approach of prime minister Modi and his ministers, he said. And we have decided to prepare for the Paris conference...
Back to Basics Pledge: One Year Later - Mayor Hales, Commissioner Novick, Director Treat to announce results of Back to Basics pledge to maintain 100 miles of Portland streets in FY 13-14, Plus a look ahead to FY14-15 street maintenance
2014-07-01 00:48:25| PortlandOnline
On the last day of the citys fiscal year, Mayor Charlie Hales, Commissioner Steve Novick and Transportation Director Leah Treat will announce the results of their Back to Basics pledge made last June to conduct 100 miles of street maintenance projects during the fiscal year 2013-14.
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