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EU Paris Agreement Proposal Published Ahead of Schedule
2016-06-13 10:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The European Commission has published the proposal for approval of the Paris Agreement today. The proposal has been printed a month earlier than initially scheduled, highlighting the political urgency to gain ratification of the milestone Agreement in Europe. The EU executives proposal specifies that the EU will join the Agreement once it is ratified both by the EU institutions (namely the EU Council, with a consent of the European Parliament) and by the relevant institutions in each of the 28...
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Global warming made Paris floods far more likely, rapid analysis shows
2016-06-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The water is still receding along the Seine and Loire Rivers in France, with cleanup beginning in parts of Bavaria, but scientists are already out with a study showing that global warming made the floods at the end of May and early June far more likely compared to a climate that had not warmed due to greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, which is known as an extreme event "attribution study," found that the probability of three-day precipitation extremes in April through June increased by at...
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Paris floods made almost twice as likely by climate change, say scientists
2016-06-10 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Paris floods, that saw extreme rainfall swell the river Seine to its highest level in decades, were made almost twice as likely because of the manmade emissions driving global warming, scientists have found. A three-day period of heavy rain at the end of May saw tens of thousands of people evacuated across France, and the capitals normally busy river closed to traffic because the water levels were so high under bridges. As artworks in the Louvre were moved to safety and Pariss cobbled walkways...
EU gears up to approve Paris climate agreement
2016-06-10 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The Brussels bureaucracy made its first step towards ratifying the Paris climate agreement on Friday. In a nudge to national governments, the European Commission published a draft motion for the Council of leaders to consider. With the US and China promising to join the pact in 2016 and India not far behind, the pressure is on for the EU to keep up. Climate commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said: "After Paris, the EU is doing its homework. We are determined to maintain the momentum and spirit...
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France to formally ratify Paris climate accord on June 15 - Minister
2016-06-10 09:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Francois Hollande will formally sign the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, June 15, making France the first industrialized nation to ratify the landmark accord, Environment Minister Segolene Royal said on Friday. France's Senate adopted a bill authorizing the government to ratify the agreement on Wednesday after a near unanimous vote by the lower house in May, Royal told a carbon pricing forum in Paris. Royal, who is the current chair of the United Nations climate talks COP21,...
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