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COP21: Paris conference could be climate turning point, says Obama
2015-11-30 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US President Barack Obama has said the UN climate conference in Paris could be a "turning point" in global efforts to limit future temperature rises. Negotiators from 195 countries will try to reach a deal within two weeks aimed at reducing global carbon emissions and limiting global warming to 2C (3.6F). Leaders from 147 nations have been addressing the meeting, known as COP21. President Obama urged negotiators to deliver a meaningful deal, because the "next generation is watching". He...
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Record number of leaders expected for Paris COP21 opening
2015-11-30 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Solar power, carbon pricing and fossil fuel subsidy reform are on the agenda for 150 world leaders due to kick off Paris climate talks on Monday. At the outset of two weeks of negotiation, their role is to show political will for a robust global warming pact. It is an unprecedented turnout for any UN summit outside the General Assembly. Lent an extra poignancy by terrorist attacks in the French capital on 13 November, the day is expected to highlight areas of peaceful cooperation. Multilateral...
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Commonwealth wants 'ambitious', legally-binding COP21 result
2015-11-28 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Commonwealth on Saturday pledged itself towards an "ambitious", legally-binding outcome from the world climate change summit, saying it was "deeply concerned" about the disproportionate threat to its most vulnerable members. Leaders from the 53-country family, which represents around a third of the world's population, produced a "message of Commonwealth ambition and determination" for the COP21 talks in Paris, which kick off Monday. "We are committed to working towards an ambitious, equitable,...
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COP21: Security crackdown in Paris sees climate change protesters under house arrest
2015-11-28 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: French climate change activists have been placed under house arrest ahead of the opening of the UN climate change conference in Paris. Public demonstrations are banned in France under the state of emergency that was declared after the Paris terrorist attacks two week ago, in which 130 people were killed. Green groups have described the move as "an abuse of power" but the French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the activists were suspected of planning violent protests. "These 24 people...
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Interfaith 'climate pilgrims' hand petition to UN ahead of COP21
2015-11-28 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Hundreds of people from around the world gathered in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Saturday to give a "climate justice" petition signed by over a million to the UN climate chief ahead of the COP21 conference. The so-called climate pilgrims included Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Protestants -- representing the world's major religions and their call for action to save the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change. The petition signed by 1,780,528 citizens worldwide was...
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