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EU Climate Chief Says No Plan B for Paris Climate Talks
2015-07-19 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There is "no plan B' if the Paris climate conference ends in failure, Europe's climate chief has warned, urging world leaders to intervene to force their ministers to agree a landmark deal this December. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Miguel Caete, commissioner for climate action, said he was very concerned about the lack of negotiating time remaining before the conference. Caete, who will lead the EU's 28 member states in the talks, said that if governments did not reach agreement,...
Blueprints for $11 million Paris JCC unveiled at gala
2015-07-16 21:36:27| Food - Topix.net
Elsewhere in the world, unveiling plans for a new Jewish cultural center might merit little more than a cocktail reception. But in Paris, where Jews have been the target of rising anti-Semitic violence, the event was significantly more elaborate, with French Jewish leaders touting the blueprints as proof of the community's viability and the government's support for its survival.
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Obama is paving the way for success in Paris
2015-07-16 07:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: President Obama deserves major props for laying the groundwork for successful climate change negotiations in Paris this December. The effort, much of which has happened behind the scenes, doesnt have the simple sex appeal of rejecting Keystone XL, but it will have a much greater global impact. Over the last year, the Obama administration has wrung groundbreaking climate commitments from China and Brazil, and started making progress with India. The China and Brazil deals exceeded what informed observers...
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UK study projects severe and costly downside if Paris climate talks fail
2015-07-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: As diplomats try to piece together a complicated new global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a sweeping new study out by the U.K. government today takes a hard look at what could happen if they fail. The worst-case scenario assessment of what a world in which global average temperatures climb far above the threshold considered safe warns of crop deterioration to in the midwestern United States, chronic water shortage along the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin, and 100-year flood events...
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How development banks can help restore faith in a Paris climate deal
2015-07-14 00:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: To truly tackle climate change, well need to mobilize Scrooge McDuck-level rivers of cash and most of it will need to flow to developing countries. But most wealthy countries have committed only paltry sums to this end so far, despite signing a 2010 pledge to raise $100 billion annually by 2020. It may not be 2020 yet, but if youre India or Vanuatu, the current trend doesnt make for a lot of faith in Uncle Scrooge. Last week, a group of the worlds largest development banks took a step that...
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