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French ex-FM Fabius says will quit as head of UN climate forum
2016-02-15 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Former French foreign minister Laurent Fabius will step down as president of COP21, the UN's climate forum, after being appointed head of France's constitutional court, according to a resignation letter seen by AFP. Fabius wrote on Monday to President Francois Hollande "to tender (his) resignation" as head of COP21, a post in which he helped to steer the troubled UN climate talks to a successful conclusion in Paris last December. Fabius, 69, had expected to stay in the one-year post until November...
What Scalia's Death Might Mean for Climate Change
2016-02-15 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death at a remote Texas ranch has triggered a political earthquake and instantly changes the outlook for a host of high-profile issues the court is currently considering. But perhaps none of these are as consequential as the fate of the planet itself. As Climate Central's John Upton wrote, "in dying, Scalia may have done more to support global climate action than most people will do in their lifetimes.' Scalia's death comes just days after the Supreme Court...
Death Justice Antonin Scalia may shift US climate change laws
2016-02-15 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on 13 February could have international ramifications for climate change, abortion law and other contentious issues, as the balance of power in the US Supreme Court shifts. When the court recently voted to suspend the Clean Power Plan -- the centrepiece of President Obama`s climate change efforts -- many worried the bill was in peril. The plan to curb emissions from power plants, which helped to secure the better-than-expected UN climate deal in Paris in December,...
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Climate scientists face tight deadline to deliver 1.5C research
2016-02-15 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UN`s climate science panel faces a tight deadline to drum up research on a 1.5C global warming limit. Adopted as an aspirational goal at last December`s Paris summit, the 1.5C threshold is seen as critical to protect vulnerable communities. But most available analysis focuses on the longer standing 2C target. Accordingly, in the small print of the deal was a request to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for a special report on 1.5C, by 2018. That effectively gives researchers...
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Why the Paris climate deal doesnt depend on the US
2016-02-15 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Youd be forgiven for thinking the fate of a UN climate deal hinges on whether the US wants to play ball. The Supreme Courts decision last week to temporarily delay implementation of President Barack Obamas flagship climate policy was greeted with panic by green groups and delight by climate sceptics. Whatever happens between now and the end of 2016 is, to a degree, academic. The courts may give the Clean Power Plan a pass, but a Republican president would likely try and kill it on entering...
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