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UN banking record support at Paris climate deal signing
2016-03-23 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UN hopes to break a 34-year-old record for the most signatures on the first day a treaty is opened for approval when the Paris Agreement is presented to countries on 22 April. On 10 December 1982 UN records relate 119 countries signed the Law of the Sea after nine years of negotiations. 166 countries including the European Union are now members. "Our hope is to exceed the record," said the UN climate body`s strategy director Halldór Thorgeirsson. 55 countries representing 55% of emissions...
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Brexit a threat to Paris deal, says UK climate advisor
2016-03-18 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A British vote to exit the European Union in June would represent a blow to the 2015 Paris climate deal, the countrys top climate advisor has warned. Former Conservative environment minister Lord Deben, who now chairs the UK Committee on Climate Change, made the comments during a talk hosted by the IPPR think tank in London. Brexit is a threat to Paris, said Deben, who is a vocal campaigner for Britain to maintain its links with Brussels. Im optimistic about the European Union because...
Paris climate change treaty to be enshrined in UK law
2016-03-14 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A key Paris climate treaty commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions will be enshrined in UK law, the Government has said. Energy minister Andrea Leadsom told MPs that the Government wanted to capture the momentum of Paris and would seek to commit future governments to the pledge, part of the treaty which was signed by 200 countries in December. The commitment was secured following lobbying by the former Labour leader and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, who had been seeking...
Boil water notice issued in Paris Read Story Angela Madison
2016-03-13 08:01:17| Waste Management - Topix.net
Officials issued a boil water notice for the City of Paris Saturday afternoon. After tests of potable water, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Paris to tell its residents they must boil water prior to consumption.
Boil order issued for Paris
2016-03-13 02:56:50| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Paris Police Department says a boil water notice, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, has been issued by the City of Paris due to turbidity levels at the water treatment plant. As a precaution, tap water for drinking, cooking and making ice should be brought to a rolling boil for two minutes and cooled prior to use.
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