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Pope Francis' climate change encyclical expected to make global impact
2015-05-30 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Haven Register: Pope Francis much anticipated encyclical about climate change will make a major impact throughout the Roman Catholic Church and beyond, propelled by the severity of the issue and the popes personal popularity, say religious and environmental leaders in Connecticut. According to Mary Evelyn Tucker, who teaches in Yales schools of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Divinity and Law, This is the most important thing that will happen in our lifetime on the environment. Tucker, a Catholic, coordinates...
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Global finance must face climate challenge
2015-05-28 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: The world's financial system must undergo comprehensive change by 2035 if humanity is to make the transition needed to reduce the threat of dangerous climate change, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, on an inquiry into aligning the financial system with sustainable development, says finance must be focused on moving investments into low-carbon projects. It quotes World Bank estimates that investments of more than US$90 trillion will be...
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UN chief seeks 'global action' on climate change this year
2015-05-25 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday called for "global action" this year to limit climate change as international weather experts began a quadrennial congress in Geneva. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) meeting comes ahead of a key conference in Paris at the end of the year which will be the first attempt to clinch a planet-wide deal on global warming since the near-disastrous 2009 UN summit in Copenhagen. The Paris accord, which would take effect from 2020, would aim at limiting global warming...
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Time short for global climate deal in Paris, warns Hollande
2015-05-21 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: French President Francois Hollande warned Wednesday that time was short for a year-end deal on climate change and called on world leaders to unlock the complex process in the months ahead. In a speech opening a two-day gathering of business executives on climate change, Hollande said "200 days are left" before a crucial UN conference which France will host. "That may seem a lot of time, but in fact there's very little," Hollande said. "It's urgent." The Paris conference, from November 30...
Al Gore confident in global climate deal at Paris conference
2015-05-19 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalist and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is optimistic that world leaders will reach a crucial deal this year on fighting climate change. Gore met Monday with French President Francois Hollande, who will be hosting a major U.N. climate conference in Paris on Nov. 30-Dec. 11. After the meeting, Gore said, "this conference is the one where the world will say yes to an agreement to reduce global warming and pollution." Gore negotiated for the U.S. at the 1997 conference that...
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