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Paris climate deal marks 'opportunity to change the world'
2015-12-12 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Paris climate deal is an opportunity to change the world, François Hollande has said as he urged negotiators at the UN talks to adopt the final text of an agreement that will provide powerful momentum to efforts to curb climate change. Encouraging countries to sign the deal, the French president said: We have to take that last step; the step that would enable us to reach our goal. And this would be a decisive step. Live Paris climate talks: French hosts release text of final deal live...
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Paris climate talks: World inches towards historic climate deal live
2015-12-12 09:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: UN climate chief Figueres is back, conferring with Kinley. It could be just the sheer amount of stage management needed for this kind of event, or it could be a case of last-minute diplomacy required that is taking up the attention of the French hosts.
World leaders to vote on global climate change plan
2015-12-11 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KCCI: After years of buildup and weeks of negotiations, diplomats issued a final draft of a climate change agreement Saturday that the French foreign minister described as "fair ... and legally binding." If adopted, the agreement would set an ambitious goal of halting average warming at no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures -- and of striving for a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible. World leaders hailed the draft as a milestone in the battle...
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Another Talented, Celebrated Chef Has Left the Restaurant World
2015-12-11 17:09:17| Grocery - Topix.net
Tien Ho has worked at MA PAache , Momofuku SsA m Bar , and Montmartre , but since he left the latter in October of 2013, he has stayed away from traditional restaurant kitchens - unfortunately, an increasingly popular choice these days. After overseeing concept development for the Morgans Hotel Group, Ho has decided to continue on the corporate route: He'll serve as Whole Foods' global vice-president of culinary and hospitality.
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The troubling science thats pushing the world toward a much tougher climate goal
2015-12-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Perhaps the most surprising story out of the Paris climate talks so far is the shift that seems to be occurring in favor of at least some acknowledgment -- if not an outright embrace -- of a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature target in a final agreement here. Holding warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels -- rather than to 2 degrees, which up until now has been the most widely accepted target would be extraordinarily difficult, if not outright impossible. Scientists have...
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