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Asia-Pacific at risk from climate migration: ADB

Asia-Pacific at risk from climate migration: ADB

Governments in the Asia-Pacific region face the risk of unprecedented numbers of people displaced by floods, storms and other impacts of climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Monday.
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U.S.-China summit must deliver real results: Clinton

U.S.-China relations are at a critical juncture and a summit between their leaders next week must produce real action, on real issues such as trade, climate change and North Korean nuclear proliferation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

NASA: 2010 Warmest Year On Record

2010 has tied 2005 as the warmest year since people have been keeping records, according to data from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
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More Snow Doesn't Stop Global Warming

The recent snowstorms in the northeastern U.S. and a similar blizzard last year might make some doubt the climate is changing. The short answer is: no, and in fact some of the people who study climate predicted wetter winters - and more snow, at least for a while.
Nema bay in Egyptian Red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

Egypt mulls promotion of ecotourism

The ministry’s decision came within few days from the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico in which, role of tourism in climate change agenda was equally positioned.
Cancun agrees on 'climate deal'

Cancun agrees on 'climate deal', funds for developing countries

Delegates at the UN climate change conference in Cancun have agreed on a deal to curb climate change and fund developing countries on Saturday. Bolivia however, raised objections to the proposals drawn up the host Mexico. The draft comes as respite as the last summit in Copenhagen failed to agree on the best way to cut emissions.
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Electric Vehicle sales in Asia Pacific to surpass 1.4 million by 2015

Led by strong demand in China, Japan and other Asian countries along with the various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness on electric vehicles will help the Asia-Pacific region to surpass 1.4 million units in next five years, said a new report from Pike Research.
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Alumni gift funds Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford

The Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business have come together to drive the energy revolution forward through the establishment of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance - an interdisciplinary center to study and advance the development and deployment of clean energy technologies through innovative policy and finance.
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Lufthansa to go green with world’s first daily biofuel flights

In a rather “environmentally concerned” approach to cut down on the carbon emission from flights, Lufthansa will start commercial biofuel flights daily between Hamburg and Frankfurt in a six-month trial from April 2011. The move to operate an aircraft engine with biofuel over a long stretch of six months, is first of its kind in the world.
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Earth's biggest lakes warming up as climate changes

Even as scientists are warning that the increasing global warming could be a threat to aquatic species, NASA researchers have determined that Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change.
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Australian corals may hold answers for cancer and climate change

A type of fluorescent shallow-water corals found at the Lord Howe Island, 400 miles east of Australia could lend vital health-beneficial clue in the development of potential cancer-fighting drugs and may shed light to the understanding of global warming, says researcher from the University of Western Sydney.
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Doctors call to lead on solving climate change dilemma

According to the report published in the Medical Journal of Australia, doctors are called to take the lead in finding practical solutions to decrease the carbon footprints correlated with obesity, chronic disease and population growth.
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Investors buoyed by Goldilocks climate: BofA poll

Investors are coming to believe that the global economic recovery is real and it is safe to invest in a Goldilocks climate of slow growth, low inflation and solid earnings, a monthly poll showed on Tuesday.
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Climate report shows Australia getting warmer

Australia's top scientists on Monday released a State of the Climate report at a time of growing scepticism over climate change as a result of revelations of errors in some global scientific reports.

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