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Indigenous activists take to Seine river to protest axing of rights from Paris climate pact
2015-12-07 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France. The United States, the EU, Australia and other states have pushed for Indigenous rights to be dropped from the binding parts of the agreement out of fear that it could create legal liabilities. Indigenous representatives from North and South America, Indonesia...
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Amid Paris frenzy Sanders goes even bigger on climate change
2015-12-07 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: Bernie Sanders didnt join the Democratic Senate delegation that just visited the global climate talks in Paris, where the 10 lawmakers tried to publicly reassure other nations that Republicans dont have the political muscle to unwind President Obamas carbon-cutting pledges. But that hardly means the challenger to front-runner Hillary Clinton doesnt want to be heard as the talks to craft an accord head into their final stages this week. Sanders campaign...
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Putin: Russia Won't Block a Climate Deal in Paris
2015-12-07 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Russia has pledged not to stand in the way of a deal at the Paris climate change conference, removing another obstacle to a potential agreement, the Guardian has learned. President Vladimir Putin is understood to have given his personal assurance to Germanys chancellor, Angela Merkel, that his negotiators will not block an agreement that has the backing of other major countries. The final week of negotiations in Paris opened with the French foreign minister and UN secretary general imploring...
Trust and Money at Core of Crucial Paris Talks on Climate Change
2015-12-07 01:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The international climate change negotiations entering their second and final week encompass a vast and complicated array of political, economic and legal questions. But at bottom, the talks boil down to two issues: trust and money. In this global forum, no one questions the established science that greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels are warming the planet - or that both developed and developing economies must all eventually lower their greenhouse emissions to stave off a future that could...
Guide to Paris Climate Talks: Halftime Notes
2015-12-06 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The 2015 meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, is just past the halfway mark. Although many observers expect the meeting to be extended a few days, Friday, December 11 is the last official day of the 12-day gathering. Delegates walk through the pillars of flags at the entrance of the conference venue at Le Bourget-Paris airport, Dec. 3, 2015 (Photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin) The goal is to establish a universal, legally-binding agreement requiring...
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