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Lima climate talks may lead to global deal - HSBC
2014-12-03 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: The latest round of climate change talks - which began yesterday in Lima, Peru - should provide the basis for a global climate agreement in Paris next year, according to HSBC analysts. Zoe Knight, head of HSBC's Climate Change Centre, and Wai Shin Chan, climate change strategist at HSBC, argue the recent strong momentum means some political and financial barriers to a universal climate agreement (UCA) are lower. They point to a successful Leaders' Summit in New York in September mustering public...
Global Climate Talks Open with Push for Human Rights
2014-12-01 19:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: For all the flack the U.N. climate talks have taken over the past 20 years, one major achievement will be on display as the next round of negotiations open in Peru today. Climate change has been inextricably linked to social justice. The key questions that face the delegates as they meet in Lima are no longer simply about carbon emissions targets and timetables, but also about people and human rights. One mark of that shift is the $9.6 billion committed so far by rich nations to the U.N.'s...
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UN climate talks begin as global temperatures break records
2014-12-01 05:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: UN climate negotiators are meeting in Peru to try to advance talks on a new global agreement. One hundred and ninety-five nations have committed to finalising a new climate pact in Paris by 2015's end. The process has been boosted by recent developments, including a joint announcement on cutting carbon by the US and China. The two weeks of discussions start amid record-breaking global temperatures for the year to date. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Climate change: Global weather predicted to become increasingly extreme despite warnings
2014-11-27 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Global weather will become increasingly extreme, with the planet facing rising surfacing temperatures, higher sea levels and flash flooding. In the next 100 years the most vulnerable people, either elderly populations or those living in extreme poverty, will face increasing risk from shifting weather patterns, according to a report published by The Royal Society. The 124-page inquiry, Resilience to extreme weather, comprehensively details what we can expect in the coming 100-years and how best...
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China, U.S. Back Global Climate Deal, Vow Slash Emissions
2014-11-12 07:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The leaders of the world`s two biggest greenhouse gas emitting nations -- China and the United States -- today jointly pledged ambitious actions to limit climate change "for the common good." Emerging from their bilateral meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing, President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping said in a joint statement that their countries "have a critical role to play in combating global climate change, one of the greatest threats facing humanity."...
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