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IPCC reports must be more accessible & practical, academics say
2014-09-26 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Experts from Anglia Ruskin University have called for the UNs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to work with engineers, planners and investors rather than just academics to make its reports more helpful and clear. New research led by Dr Candice Howarth, from Anglia Ruskin Universitys Global Sustainability Institute, and Dr David Viner, principal advisor for climate resilience at environmental consultancy Mott MacDonald, has suggested that the IPCC experts should work more...
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Harvard academics rally for ethically responsible fossil fuels divestment
2014-04-11 11:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Ninety-three professors from Harvard University have signed an open letter that labels its presidents attitude towards climate change as contradictory and argues that divesting from fossil fuels is an act of ethical responsibility. The letter comes after president Drew Faust announced a new climate strategy for the university and revealed that it had signed up to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project. The signatories...
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Business Leaders, Politicians & Academics Tackle International Issues At Yale CEO Caucus
2014-03-20 02:25:42| Appliances - Topix.net
Some chief executives and academics appeared together on CNBC's Squawk Box program early Wednesday, to discuss Tuesday's Yale CEO Caucus in Washington, D.C. That semiannual roundtable event invites scholars, business representatives and political leaders to examine the financial effects of ongoing national and international events -- covering a ... (more)
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University academics argue for further exploration of oil spills effects
2014-02-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
A new report has unveiled that in order to look into the short and long-term impact of the oil and gas industry on EU fisheries, fish species and the ecosystem, further exploration needs to be done.
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PPG Donates $15,000 to Academics in Motion through Steelers Partnership
2014-01-08 06:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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