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The hidden factor that could undermine US plans to cut carbon emissions

2015-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: We tend to have a greatly oversimplified view of the planets carbon problem -- and therefore, of what we have to do to solve it. The general notion is that its all about fossil fuels, and so if we stop driving so much and using so much coal, we solve climate change. But there are other major players involved in putting carbon in the atmosphere and removing it, and a recent piece of research shows how one of them -- forests -- could make it harder for the United States to reach its express goal...

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Climate risk could undermine investments, report warns

2015-11-12 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: A report has warned that investors could be hit hard amid changes in short-term market swings, triggered by climate impact concerns. University of Cambridge experts said global investment portfolios could see losses of up to 45%. No investor was "immune from the risks posed by climate change", they added. In a recent speech to the City, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said climate change would "threaten financial resilience". The report, Unhedgeable Risk: How Climate Change Sentiment...

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Overfat cattle undermine sustainability efforts

2015-11-12 15:45:00| Beef

By Bryan Weech Do Yield Grade 4s and 5s hurt the beef industrys sustainability efforts? read more

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3 Reasons Why Republicans Wont Undermine Paris Climate Talks

2015-10-19 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Leaders from around the world are preparing for international climate talks in Paris this December. The U.S., China, India and other nations have announced concrete plans for reducing their carbon pollution and many cities and corporations have done the same. Observers expect the talks to produce major advances in the fight against climate change. Here at home, however, the GOP is trying to block progress at every turn. Republican lawmakers have been saying for years America shouldnt tackle...

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