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COP21 climate change summit reaches deal in Paris

2015-12-12 19:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris after two weeks of negotiations. The deal is the first to commit all countries to cut carbon emissions. The agreement is partly legally binding and partly voluntary. Earlier, key blocs, including the G77 group of developing countries, and nations such as China and India said they supported the proposals. The text agreed accepts that the dangers of climate change are...

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Ed Miliband pushes for zero carbon emissions target following COP21

2015-12-12 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Ed Miliband has vowed to use the landmark international agreement on climate change to push the British government into being the first in the world to put a zero carbon emissions target into law. The former Labour leader said a global agreement on achieving zero emissions by the end of the century would make it logical for Britain to put its own commitment on the statute books. Miliband, who will lead a cross-party campaign on the issue in the new year, added that the agreements in Paris would...

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COP21: NGOs react to prospective UN Paris climate deal

2015-12-12 15:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Reaction to a prospective Paris climate pact is pouring in from green groups and aid agencies. They welcome its aim to limit temperature rise to 1.5C if possible, a tightening of the previous 2C threshold for dangerous global warming. It sends a clear message that fossil fuels are on the way out, they say -- although more action is needed to make the goal a reality. For the world`s poor, the agreement represents "a frayed lifeline", says Oxfam. It doesn`t meet all their demands but provides...

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COP21: World awaits landmark climate deal

2015-12-12 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Organisers of climate talks in Paris have released details of a proposed landmark deal to curb climate change. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the final draft of the agreement aimed to limit warming to "well below 2C". The final document has been presented to international delegates in Paris after two weeks of talks. If endorsed, the global climate pact would represent "a historic turning point", said Mr Fabius. French President Francois Hollande, who joined the meeting...

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COP21: Climate deal 'to keep rises well below 2C'

2015-12-12 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Organisers of climate talks in Paris are releasing details of a proposed landmark deal to curb climate change. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a final draft text would be legally binding and set out a goal of keeping temperature rises "well below 2C".

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