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Success in Paris! Historic Global Climate Agreement Has Been Reached in Paris
2015-12-12 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Paris agreement on climate change has been reached, although not yet voted upon as of this writing, in Paris at COP21. This document offers hope for a world that has long awaited a global agreement to address climate change. Success in Paris can largely be credited to the visionary Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which allows each country to negotiate its own commitments within the context of their own political realities. In the U.S., for example, our Senate would not...
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World awaits historic climate agreement in Paris
2015-12-12 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Flanked by French President François Hollande and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon, Fabius said to loud applause that the deal seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, if possible. "The agreement is the most balanced one possible," Fabius told heads of delegations at the end of two weeks of marathon discussions. "It allows each delegation to return to their home country with their heads held high". Another major debate has been over a promise that developed nations should provide $100 billion...
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Nearly 200 nations near historic deal to slow global warming
2015-12-12 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: France presented what it called a "final draft" of an unprecedented deal to slow global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the levels that nature can absorb, and urged negotiators from nearly 200 nations to approve it Saturday. If the pact known as "the Paris agreement" is approved, countries would be committed to keeping the rise in global temperatures by the year 2100 compared with pre-industrial times "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and "endeavor to limit"...
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'Historic' climate deal in sight as final text released
2015-12-12 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Negotiators on Saturday released the final draft of a proposed deal that would unite the U.S. and the rest of the world in taking on the threat of catastrophic climate change, amid optimism that an agreement is finally within reach. The deal still needs approval from representatives of the U.S. and 195 other governments, which could continue wrangling over the fine print throughout the day or even into the night. But its success would be a major win for President Barack Obama, who has made climate...
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'Historic turning point': Final draft of climate deal unveiled
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: A draft climate pact has been hammered out after two weeks of intensive talks at the United Nations summit on climate change here, and it could prove to be an "historic turning point," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday. The "final draft" of a pact would be legally binding, Fabius added in Paris at a news conference that included U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. This new draft of the accord would require all countries to take steps to reduce emissions and help each other...
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