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COP21: New satellite imaging tracks REDD+ deforestation tree-by-tree
2015-12-11 07:05:50| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Critics have long argued that the inability of satellites to track deforestation with precision created a loophole that could allow tropical countries to cheat regarding their annual deforestation rates. Past satellite imaging systems could not resolve objects smaller than 500 meters (1,640 feet) across. A new system developed by Alessandro Baccini and his Woods Hole, Massachusetts, research team can see objects just 30 meters (98 feet) across. Satellite imaging, combined with imaging from...
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Honor Our Right to Exist, Say Pacific Island Leaders at COP21
2015-12-11 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: On World Human Rights Day (December 10) at the UN climate conference in Paris, small island nations from the Pacific made a passionate call to the world leaders: stop climate change and honour our right to exist on the earth. We have been singing the same song for so many years: reduce carbon emission and global warming, because it threatens our existence, said Enele Sosele Sopoaga, the prime minister of Tuvalu. With a population of only 10,000 and land area of 26 square kilometers, Tuvalu is...
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COP21 enters critical phase today
2015-12-10 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Government ministers arrive in Paris today as climate talks enter their second week. The ministers add high-level influence to the climate negotiations and can help unlock critical elements of a new climate deal. Its going to be quite a sprint for ministers to secure a strong deal by Friday, said Tasneem Essop, head of WWFs delegation to the COP21 climate talks. The French presidency now has the responsibility to take us to the finish line. Negotiators released new negotiating texts over...
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COP21: African campaigners demand compensation for global warming
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: African campaigners are demanding compensation for the huge damage being inflicted on the continent by global warming a problem that has been caused by the rich countries but will hit poor nations the hardest. As the United Nations summit to tackle climate change nears its conclusion, African politicians and NGOs are calling for the developed world to provide cash to help them deal with the consequences of a warming planet. Compensation should cover everything from storm damage and crop failure...
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COP21: 'Fireworks' expected as new climate text published
2015-12-09 15:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A critical "clean" draft text has been published at UN climate talks here in Paris after delays. This new version, 29 pages long, marks the first time the French presidency of the meeting has pulled together an outline of a deal. The new draft has significantly reduced the options on many of the key questions after days of negotiations. One observer warned that there could be "fireworks" if countries are unhappy with the compromises proposed. Last Saturday, negotiators from 195 countries agreed...
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