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China shows US not alone in tackling climate change
2015-10-02 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Those who reject climate action have been increasingly reluctant to attack the underlying science, as overwhelming evidence points to the need to reduce manmade carbon pollution if we are to stop global warming. Instead, naysayers have adopted another line of argument: that the United States shouldn't take action because no one else is. A favorite punching bag has been China, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Why should the United States reduce its carbon emissions,...
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UK to spend 5.8bn on tackling climate change in poor countries
2015-09-27 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost 6bn of the UKs foreign aid budget will be spent on tackling climate change in poor countries over the next five years, David Cameron has said, as Britain steps up its contributions by 50% to help meet international targets. The prime minister will unveil the UKs offer at the United Nations general assembly, before crucial international climate change talks in Paris in December where nations are expected to collectively pledge $100bn (66bn) a year by 2020. The UKs promise of 5.8bn...
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Filmmakers tackling social issues keep it real, but entertaining
2015-09-10 08:59:31| Real Estate - Topix.net
In a number of new movies grappling with tough social issues, filmmakers have struggled to achieve a balance between engaging audiences with real-world problems while striving to also still entertain. The makers behind diverse films such as “99 Homes,” “Suffragette,” “Brooklyn” and “Time Out of Mind” are all well aware of not wanting audiences to feel they are being lectured at, spoken down to or given saccharine lessons.
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Tackling New York's housing crisis
2015-09-08 01:55:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Democratic mayoral team in New York has begun to implement plans to make housing more affordable - but will they work?
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Tackling trafficking with joint forces
2015-08-26 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Over 127,000 migrants men, women and children made the hazardous trip across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europes shores in the first six months of 2015 alone. Although just two countries bore the brunt of these arrivals Italy and Greece, re
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