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05.11.2012
‘Tourism bus line’ for climate conference participants
The 17,000 participants coming for the Doha 2012 United Nations Climate Change Confe rence (COP18/CMP8) Conference, being held from November 26 to December 7, will be served by a fleet of more than 400 buses offering “hop-on hop-off” sightseeing trips.
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05.11.2012
World destined for dangerous climate change this century
The world is most likely to face dangerous climate change this century - with global temperatures possibly rising by as much as 6C - because of the failure of governments to find alternatives to fossil fuels, a report by a group of economists has warned.
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05.11.2012
Forţa Junimii ne îndeamnă să fim prietenoşi cu mediul ambiant
Dacă temperatura medie va creşte în acelaşi ritm, la nivel global, în următorii 50-70 ani, zona de sud a R. Moldova se va transforma în una de semideşert, iar în zonele de nord, clima va deveni de asemenea, aridă. Vom avea probleme de calitate şi cantitate a resurselor de apă. Declaraţia a fost făcută de Vasile Scorpan, manager la "Oficiul Schimbarea Climei", în timpul emisiunii „Forţa Junimii” de duminică, 4 noiembrie 2012, prezentată de Daniel Vodă şi Cristina Jandîc.
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02.11.2012
Sandy puts climate change back in the conversation
You know that mom cliche of yesteryear about the kid who lacks the sense to come in out of a good hard rain? As a country, we’ve been that clue-free child for decades, determined to pretend that whatever “freak storm” we’ve just been through is nothing we’ll ever have to worry about again.
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02.11.2012
Why you need a climate change portfolio
Whether you believe in man-made global warming or not, it's undeniable that trillions of dollars will be spent on technologies to address the collateral damage of climate change.
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02.11.2012
New Report Analyzes Threats to National Security from Climate Change
The American Security Project released a new report analyzing the threats to national security both at home and abroad from climate change. As we are seeing by the events of this week, extreme weather – exacerbated by a changing climate – poses clear threats to the United States.
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30.11.2011
African Delegates Demand Immediate Action at Climate Conference
A Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists has said Africa is the continent facing the greatest risks from the effects of global warming. African delegates are demanding immediate action from all parties at the U.N. climate conference in Durban, South Africa to avert further environmental destruction.
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30.11.2011
Fate of Kyoto Protocol in spotlight at talks
The global climate change talks in Durban got off to a rocky start, with developed and developing countries holding diverging positions, indicating tough negotiations ahead.
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29.11.2011
Storm gives delegates a wake-up call
Durban’s unseasonal weather, coupled with Sunday’s thunderstorm that claimed the lives of eight people, cast an ominous shadow over delegates at the climate change talks in Durban.
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28.11.2011
Success of COP17 in the balance
About 20 000 delegates have begun descending on Durban for the COP17 international climate change conference which starts on Monday. But its success remains uncertain. Even the adoption of a Green Climate Fund – the minimum achievement expected – has now been cast into doubt.
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28.11.2011
Future of Kyoto Protocol on the line
Countries will make a last ditch effort to save a dying Kyoto Protocol at global climate talks starting today aimed at cutting the greenhouse gas emissions blamed by scientists for rising sea levels, intense storms and crop failures.
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