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Ban Ki-Moon on Enforcing the Paris Agreement
2016-04-13 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sat down with Kimberley Strassel, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, to discuss the future of climate diplomacy. Edited excerpts of their discussion follow. Paris and after MS. STRASSEL: The U.N. was not actually there doing the negotiations in Paris, but you got called in at the last minute to make a few countries fall in line. MR. BAN: I am very grateful to President Obama and President Xi Jinping for their leadership and...
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Obamas rapid move to join the Paris climate agreement could tie up next president
2016-04-12 15:11:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz gestures over at rival candidate Donald Trump (L) at the U.S. Republican presidential candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young In late March, when the United States and China jointly declared that theyd be moving to immediately sign and then join the Paris climate agreement as early as possible this year, it was seen as the latest show of joint leadership by the two largest emitters. But theres another possible...
Why early entry of the Paris climate pact looks likely
2016-04-12 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Support from the US and China will make it extremely difficult for any other country or bloc to credibly threaten entry into force of the UN deal Strong support from Obama and China`s Xi means the Paris climate deal will likely come into force well before 2020 Is the upcoming signing ceremony of the Paris climate deal a bit of a red herring, as a recent article on Climate Home suggests? Nick Chan says what matters is ratification by countries, and suggest we look to the politics of the...
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Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock
2016-04-10 07:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washingtons long-term commitment. More than 130 nations with 60 leaders including French President Francois Hollande are due to sign Decembers pact at a U.N. ceremony in New York on April 22, the most ever for a U.N. agreement on an opening day, the United Nations said. Both China and the United...
UN: Ratify Paris climate deal or face exclusion from decisions
2016-04-08 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Head of legal affairs outlines implications of early entry into force for Paris deal, and voting rights of countries slow to approve treaty Countries should move fast to sign and ratify the Paris climate agreement or could lose the power to determine how the new deal works, a UN legal official has warned. An eight-page advisory published on the UN climate bodys website says governments who have joined the deal will enjoy certain rights and privileges including the right to approve decisions....
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