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175 nations sign historic Paris climate deal on Earth Day
2016-04-23 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KTHV: World leaders from 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate accord Friday, using Earth Day as a backdrop for the ceremonial inking of a long-fought deal that aims to slow the rise of harmful greenhouse gases. "We are in a race against time." U.N. secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York. "The era of consumption without consequences is over." "The poor and most vulnerable must not suffer further from a problem they did not create," Ban...
Over 170 nations sign historic Paris climate agreement
2016-04-23 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacred Heart Spectrum: A key party to the agreement, China has pledged to cut its carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 60-65 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, increase non-fossil fuel sources in primary energy consumption to about 20 percent, and peak its carbon emissions by 2030. For us, we're announcing today the very good news that we will meet and beat our Kyoto target by 78 million tonnes. "[Lincoln] was speaking before the U.S. Congress to confront the defining issue of his time: slavery", DiCaprio said. "Together...
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Global warming: 175 nations at UN sign Paris climate change agreement
2016-04-23 01:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: United Nations: Representatives from 175 countries met on Friday at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and made clear the urgency of taking action to stop global warming. In order for the accord to take effect, at least 55 countries responsible for 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions must complete the ratification process, Efe news reported. At least 15 countries, mostly small island states, have already done so on Friday. The two countries leading the world in...
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UN record 175 countries sign climate deal, but hard graft remains
2016-04-22 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: China cranks up pressure on G20, calling on all major economies to ratify agreement ahead of September`s meeting The Secretary-General addresses the Opening Ceremony of the High-Level Event for the Signature of the Paris Agreement (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) China challenged fellow G20 members to formally approve the Paris Agreement on climate change by September, as 175 countries signed the UN pact in New York on Friday. The strong show of support for a deal to end the era of fossil fuels...
Record number of countries sign historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Earth Day
2016-04-22 21:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AccuWeather: A historic meeting took place on April 22, 2016, as more than 155 countries have committed to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York. The agreement was approved by the 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention of the Climate Change (UNFCCC) in COP21 in Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. In the agreement, all countries pledged to work to limit the temperature rise overall below 2 degrees Celsius, but are aiming to achieve a temperature...
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