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Former Bank of Canada Governor warns of carbon economy’s financial risks

Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, whose foresight and guidance are widely recognized for navigating the Canadian economy safely through the 2008 global financial crises, made a momentous speech at a recent gathering of leading insurers organized by Lloyd’s of London. Carney, now the Governor of the Bank of England and […]

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24 quotes on climate change – 2015 World Economic Forum

Climate action was prominent on the agenda of the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Presentations by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, UK climate advisor and economist Lord Stern, and former US Vice-President Al Gore highlighted the significance of action on carbon emissions and […]

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The 29th Day: Why action to address climate change is so urgently needed

  In this clip from the documentary Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, which aired on PBS in March 2011, Lester Brown, Founder and Director of the Earth Policy Institute, uses the example of a lily pond to demonstrate the accelerating effect of carbon emissions on our climate. This is a simple, […]