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Concluding four years of intense scientific collaboration by hundreds of authors from around the world, this report responds to the request of the world's governments for a comprehensive, objective and policy neutral assessment of the current scientific knowledge on mitigating climate change. The report has been extensively reviewed by experts and governments to ensure quality and comprehensiveness. The quintessence of this work, the Summary for Policymakers, has been approved line by line by member governments at the 12th Session of IPCC WG III in Berlin, Germany (7-11 April 2014
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The IPCC Resport (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
"In an article for the Guardian, the archbishop writes: "We live in a world dominated by greed. We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth. It is clear [the companies] are not simply going to give up; they stand to make too much money."
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Desmond Tutu calls for fossil fuel Divestment
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Carbon bubble' threatens stock markets, say MPs
Those corporations that continue to invest in new fossil fuel exploration, new fossil fuel exploitation, are really in flagrant breach of their fiduciary duty because the science is abundantly clear that this is something we can no longer do
If you follow us on facebook or twitter we will have updates on other divestment movements around the world, discussions surrounding divestment and further resources that can help you learn.
Below you will find a link to the University of Guelph's brefing divestment document.
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Al jazeera Video about the IPCC report
"The IPCC, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released its third report on Sunday that painted a grim picture.The report, produced by 1250 international experts and approved by 194 governments, dismisses fears that slashing carbon emissions would wreck the world economy.It warns that failure to properly address this problem poses a grave threat to people and could lead to wars and mass migration. However, the report says a climate change catastrophe can be averted without sacrificing living standards.There are recommendations on how to deal with this worsening situation. And the report urges governments to take action before it's too late"
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Climate change to blame for extreme weather disasters, says UN
The head of the UN weather agency said Monday that recent extreme weather patterns are “consistent” with human-induced climate change, citing key events that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe, the U.S. and Pacific region last year.
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Keystone XL pipeline protesters tie themselves to White House fence as police arrest dozens of people
Police arrested dozens of young people protesting the Keystone XL project on Sunday, as demonstrators fastened themselves with plastic ties to the White House fences and called for U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the controversial oil pipeline.Participants, who mostly appeared to be college-aged, held signs reading “There is no planet B” and “Columbia says no to fossil fuels,” referring to the university in New York.
