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World leaders adopt 1.5 C goal damn well going to hold them to it
2015-12-12 17:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Heres the crucial plaintive paragraph from the preamble to the Paris climate agreement released today, written in the almost indecipherable bureaucratese that attends this international circus: Emphasizing with serious concern the urgent need to address the significant gap between the aggregate effect of Parties mitigation pledges in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with holding the increase in the global average temperature...
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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Final Draft Of World Climate Agreement Goes To A Vote In Paris Saturday
2015-12-12 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The main hall of the COP21 climate meetings outside Paris echoed with applause from a standing ovation Saturday, after France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented the final draft of an agreement aimed at curbing global warming that will face a ratification vote within hours. Fabius told the delegations, "You go into this room to decide a historic agreement. The world holds its breath and it counts on you." "The end is in sight. Let us now finish the job," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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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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'The world is counting on Paris climate talks', says Fabius video
2015-12-12 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, outlines the final draft agreement of the international accord on global warming at the COP21 in Paris. The draft was produced late on Friday night and Fabius says the accord is historic, urging all delegation present to support the bill.The motion seeks to restrict global warming to 2C with the goal of bringing this down to 1.5C, in order to protect nation struggling with the effects of global warming and enable sustainable development world-wide
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