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Apr 18, 2019

Industry, protestors come closer together on climate-change goals

From the BBC World Service… Amazon is preparing to close its online store that connects local buyers and sellers. Plus, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney launched a new initiative for 34 central banks to “green the financial system.” 

A climate change activist in a hammock occupying Oxford Circus in the busy shopping district of central London on April 18, 2019 uses a megaphone on the fourth day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. - Nearly 300 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said on April 17.
A climate change activist in a hammock occupying Oxford Circus in the busy shopping district of central London on April 18, 2019 uses a megaphone on the fourth day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. - Nearly 300 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said on April 17.
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Industry, protestors come closer together on climate-change goals