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Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster

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CLIMATE WARNING. In this file photo, steam rises from coal power plants in Germany on March 4, 2014. Photo by Oliver Berg/EPA
Experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos urge mankind to prevent a global catastrophe

DAVOS, Switzerland (Jan. 21, 2016) — Humanity must stop burning coal, oil and gas to power the global economy or face an irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists, business chiefs and analysts warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps.

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Climate change at Davos, What you need to know

A logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen stuck on a window at the congress center in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos in 2012. The upcoming WEF will be held from January 20 to 23 (Flickr/ WEF)
The global elite gathers at the World Economic Forum for a four-day summit – and energy transition is high up the agenda

January 20, 2016 — ‘Mastering the fourth industrial revolution‘ is the umbrella theme for a series of discussions at the Swiss ski resort of Davos from Wednesday.

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2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change

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In this file photo, two banners read ‘Stop Climate Crimes’ and ‘Debout et Determines pour le Climat’ (Raised and involved for Climate) as thousands of people demonstrate in front of the Eiffel Tower for climate change in Paris, France, December 12, 2015. Etienne Laurent/EPA
Nature, along with the usually fractious family of nations, conspired to make it a landmark year

PARIS, France (Jan. 18, 2016) — When future generations write the history of humanity’s faltering quest to repair Earth’s climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter.

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WEF warns vs more chaos, fractured states

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Connections are fracturing at a time when changes in the global economy and climate require common direction, says the World Economic Forum

MANILA, Philippines (Jan. 18, 2016) — Current global trends could see the world facing an uncertain future dominated by fractured states, a volatile global economy, and an increasingly inhospitable climate.

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Why clean energy is now expanding even when fossil fuels are cheap

Solar panels are seen in the Palm Springs area, California, in this April 13, 2015 photo. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

January 14, 2016 — The latest evidence that 2015 was a breakout year for clean energy is in, and it’s particularly telling.

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