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Al Gore confident in global climate deal at Paris conference
2015-05-19 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalist and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is optimistic that world leaders will reach a crucial deal this year on fighting climate change. Gore met Monday with French President Francois Hollande, who will be hosting a major U.N. climate conference in Paris on Nov. 30-Dec. 11. After the meeting, Gore said, "this conference is the one where the world will say yes to an agreement to reduce global warming and pollution." Gore negotiated for the U.S. at the 1997 conference that...
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Climate champion Al Gore voices hope for Paris talks
2015-05-18 22:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Environmentalist and former US vice president Al Gore voiced high hopes Monday for global climate talks due in Paris in December, saying "the future of the world depends" on their outcome. The major United Nations conference, which will bring 125 countries together in the French capital, aims to reach a legally-binding global agreement on climate. "The world is fortunate that France is hosting this important conference in December. They've spared no effort to make it a success," Nobel Prize-winner...
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06.09: A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light
2015-05-18 22:04:43| Powells Books Events Calendar
A unique combination of memoir, history, and travelogue, A Passion for Paris (St. Martin's) is David Downie's irreverent quest to uncover why Paris is the world's most romantic city — and has been for over 150 years. Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists' studios, cafés, restaurants, and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. Rarely do visitors suspect the glamour and carefree atmosphere of the City of Light grew from and still feed off the dark fountainheads of riot, rebellion, mayhem, and melancholy — and the subversive literature, art, and music of the Romantic Age. This event is sponsored by Alliance Française de Portland.
Climate Week Paris: no economic growth unless we tackle climate change, says Unilever boss
2015-05-18 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Business leaders and investors have gathered in Paris this week to discuss and demand climate measures to ensure long-term economic and environmental sustainability. The Climate Week Paris is organised by the Climate Group ahead of crucial UN talks in December 2015, when global leaders will gather in the French capital to discuss a binding agreement to keep global warming under the 2C threshold. The event gathers business, finance and political leaders to set out a series of recommendations...
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UN climate chief slams fossil fuel investments, outlines steps Paris deal
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: On the heels of President Obama's controversial decision to greenlight renewed oil drilling in the Arctic, the United Nations' top climate change official yesterday declared that fossil fuels have become an unwise investment. Christiana Figueres, who leads the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, avoided commenting directly on the White House move allowing Royal Dutch Shell to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea. But she noted that oil and gas reserves must stay underground and...
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