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Australia: Malcolm Turnbull lifts Abbott ban govt finance for wind power
2015-12-13 03:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Malcolm Turnbull has lifted the ban imposed by Tony Abbott on wind investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) before it was officially enacted, even though it remains Coalition policy to abolish the green bank. A spokeswoman for the prime minister said the new CEFC investment mandate issued by the environment minister, Greg Hunt, and the finance minister, Mathias Cormann reflected the Turnbull governments strong support for renewables and innovation. The mandate puts...
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Ban Ki-moon calls Paris climate talks 'most complicated and difficult' ever
2015-12-11 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said the international climate talks that are edging towards a conclusion in Paris have been the most complicated and difficult negotiations he has ever been involved in. Ban said that differences still remain among the nearly 200 governments searching for a climate deal in Paris but he urged negotiators to set aside their national interests to reach a compromise. This is not a moment of talking about national perspectives. A good global solution will...
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UPDATE 1-Top U.S. airlines ban hoverboards due to fire risk
2015-12-11 01:20:53| Airlines - Topix.net
Hoverboards may be on many people's Christmas lists but they present a conundrum for airlines, which are mulling the best way to transport the popular devices that could present a fire risk. The three largest U.S. airlines, American Airlines Group Inc, United Continental Holdings Inc and Delta Air Lines Inc, each said Thursday they are banning hoverboards starting this week in carry-on and checked baggage out of safety considerations.
Activists to defy protest ban giant civil disobedience end Paris climate talks
2015-12-10 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As negotiators try to finalize a UN climate pact being hailed as dangerously insufficient, a network of groups will express their outrage and pledge continuing action in the new year with massive civil disobedience at an iconic French site. Organizers hope to send a message that leaders should not try to claim the agreement is a success - with industrialized countries refusing to commit to a fair share of emissions reductions, putting the world on a path toward a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming....
U.S. House of Representatives passes ban on plastic microbeads
2015-12-08 19:39:58| Canadian Plastics Headlines
American Chemistry Council supports legislation. The post U.S. House of Representatives passes ban on plastic microbeads appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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