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U.S., Brazil and China All Set Major Climate Goals
2015-06-30 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The world got a major dose of climate clarity on Tuesday. The U.S., Brazil and China -- three of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters -- all released major commitments to reduce or at least slow their greenhouse gas emissions, protect forests and ramp up their use of renewable energy. The flurry of activity comes with five months to go until major climate talks in Paris. Those talks are considered critical for a global climate agreement and Tuesday's news indicates a growing level of commitment...
Brazil announces massive reforestation & renewable energy plan with US
2015-06-30 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama and Dilma Rousseff put climate change at the top of their agenda at their bilateral meeting on Tuesday, with the US and Brazil agreeing to get up to 20% of their electricity from renewable power by 2030. Brazil also committed to restore up to 12m hectares of forest an area about the size of England or Pennsylvania in another attempt to reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change. The White House said the initiatives were part of a new US-Brazil climate partnership,...
U.S., Brazil pledge to raise renewable energy in power output
2015-06-30 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United States and Brazil pledged on Tuesday to increase their share of renewable energy in electricity generation from sources other than hydro-power to 20 percent by 2030 in an effort to show commitment to fighting climate change. The two countries made the announcement in a joint statement issued while U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met at the White House. Brazil also committed to reforest 12 million hectares of land by 2030 and agreed to put forward...
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Climate top item for Obama sit-down with Brazil leader
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The issue of climate change and steps to slow its progress are expected to dominate the agenda when President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meet at the White House, but the leaders will also be striving to show they've smoothed things over following revelations that Brazil was a target of American spy programs. Rousseff arrives at the White House on Monday for dinner with Obama. They meet again Tuesday for more formal talks and a joint White House news conference. "I would...
Brazil, China, India, South Africa in push for climate financing
2015-06-28 22:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Brazil, China, India and South Africa voiced disappointment Sunday over the failure of rich countries to come up with billions of dollars needed to help them sign on to a landmark climate change deal. Ministers and top negotiators from the four key countries met in New York to close ranks as talks on the climate deal head into crucial months before a Paris conference in December. In a joint statement, they expressed "disappointment over the continued lack of any clear roadmap for developed...
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