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Nations on the Brink of Landmark Climate Accord in Paris
2015-12-12 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Representatives of 195 countries faced the prospect on Saturday of turning the final draft of a landmark climate accord into a legal document that would, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering greenhouse gas emissions as a way to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change. Delegates who have been negotiating intensely in this Paris suburb for two weeks were presented with the final draft of the document Saturday afternoon, after a tense morning when the text was...
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Protesters mark red lines in Paris climate demo video
2015-12-12 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of protesters gather in central Paris on Saturday for what was dubbed a red line protest, while in the suburbs of the French capital a draft climate deal was announced. Groups of climate activists at the demonstration carried giant red banners to symbolise the red lines that they dont want negotiators to cross in trying to reach an international accord to fight global warming
Final Draft Of World Climate Agreement Goes To A Vote In Paris Saturday
2015-12-12 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The main hall of the COP21 climate meetings outside Paris echoed with applause from a standing ovation Saturday, after France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented the final draft of an agreement aimed at curbing global warming that will face a ratification vote within hours. Fabius told the delegations, "You go into this room to decide a historic agreement. The world holds its breath and it counts on you." "The end is in sight. Let us now finish the job," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'
2015-12-12 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes. Its a fraud really, a fake, he says, rubbing his head. Its just bullshit for them to say: Well have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years. Its just worthless words....
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'The world is counting on Paris climate talks', says Fabius video
2015-12-12 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, outlines the final draft agreement of the international accord on global warming at the COP21 in Paris. The draft was produced late on Friday night and Fabius says the accord is historic, urging all delegation present to support the bill.The motion seeks to restrict global warming to 2C with the goal of bringing this down to 1.5C, in order to protect nation struggling with the effects of global warming and enable sustainable development world-wide
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