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‘Risky Business’ Report Aims to Frame Climate Change as Economic Issue – WSJ

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

‘Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, ex-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, a hedge-fund billionaire and major Democratic donor, are linking arms Tuesday to release a report, Risky Business, that argues U.S. companies should treat climate change as any other business threat.’

via ‘Risky Business’ Report Aims to Frame Climate Change as Economic Issue – WSJ.

Tackling climate change would grow global economy, World Bank says | Environment | theguardian.com

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

‘Fighting climate change would help grow the world economy, according to the World Bank, adding up to $2.6tn (£1.5tn) a year to global GDP in the coming decades.’

via Tackling climate change would grow global economy, World Bank says | Environment | theguardian.com.

Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession – NYTimes.com

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

‘THERE is a time for weighing evidence and a time for acting. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout my work in finance, government and conservation, it is to act before problems become too big to manage.’

via Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession – NYTimes.com.

Climate change will ‘cost world far more than estimated’ – Climate Change – Environment – The Independent

Monday, June 16th, 2014

‘Lord Stern, who wrote a hugely influential review on the financial implications of climate change in 2006, says the economic models that have been used to calculate the fiscal fallout from climate change are woefully inadequate and severely underestimate the scale of the threat.’

via Climate change will ‘cost world far more than estimated’ – Climate Change – Environment – The Independent.

At Commencement, Obama Mocks Lawmakers Who Deny Climate Change – NYTimes.com

Sunday, June 15th, 2014

‘ANAHEIM, Calif. — President Obama, appearing emboldened after his recent move to cut carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, on Saturday ridiculed members of Congress who deny climate change or plead scientific ignorance as an alibi for avoiding an uncomfortable truth.’

via At Commencement, Obama Mocks Lawmakers Who Deny Climate Change – NYTimes.com.

President Obama Renews Call to Combat Climate Change – WSJ

Sunday, June 15th, 2014

‘President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his call to curb carbon emissions, saying the scientific debate on climate change is over and announcing a nearly $1 billion competition to fund measures coping with the effects of extreme weather.’

via President Obama Renews Call to Combat Climate Change – WSJ.

Americans by 2 to 1 Would Pay More to Curb Climate Change – Bloomberg

Thursday, June 12th, 2014

‘By an almost two-to-one margin, 62 percent to 33 percent, Americans say they would pay more for energy if it would mean a reduction in pollution from carbon emissions, according to the Bloomberg National Poll.’

via Americans by 2 to 1 Would Pay More to Curb Climate Change – Bloomberg.

Why David Brat is Completely Wrong About Climate Science | Mother Jones

Thursday, June 12th, 2014

‘David Brat, the Virginia economics professor and tea partier who just beat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary, is a staunch libertarian. And these days, that doesn’t just mean thinking the free market should run most things, from the energy sector to healthcare. It also often means denying the reality of global warming.’

via Why David Brat is Completely Wrong About Climate Science | Mother Jones.

Chile Rejects $8 Billion Dam Project in Patagonia – ABC News

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

‘Chile’s government rejected an $8 billion proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet the country’s growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists who praised Tuesday’s ruling as a landmark moment.’

via Chile Rejects $8 Billion Dam Project in Patagonia – ABC News.

Chinese hints, U.S. emission cuts fall far short of climate cure | Reuters

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

‘(Reuters) – China’s hints that it will cap its soaring greenhouse gas emissions and a U.S. plan to cut emissions in the power sector, while representing a shift, do not add up to a strong cure for global warming by the world’s top two emitters.’

via Chinese hints, U.S. emission cuts fall far short of climate cure | Reuters.