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The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part.
2015-12-12 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: After two weeks of bleary all-nighters in Paris, diplomats from around the world have hammered out a major global agreement to address climate change. Here's the full 31-page document, which was approved by 195 countries on Saturday. It's important to be clear on what this wad of paper actually does. The Paris climate agreement hasn't saved the planet and it hasn't solved global warming. Not by itself. Instead, the deal is supposed to add structure and momentum to efforts that are currently underway...
Paris accord big win for Obama, climate dangers still loom
2015-12-12 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: On this unseasonably mild December Saturday in Washington, President Barack Obama had reason to bask in the sun. Across the Atlantic, international climate negotiators in Paris were poised to approve an agreement that owed much of its success to the willingness of the U.S. president to take on congressional Republicans and fossil-fuel-industry executives on an issue that consistently ranks among the lowest priorities for American voters. Though the international agreement still leaves the world...
Key points of the landmark Paris climate agreement
2015-12-12 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: U.N. climate talks reached a milestone Saturday when more than 190 countries adopted the first accord asking all countries to join the fight against global warming. Here are some of the key elements of the deal: LONG-TERM GOAL: The long-term objective of the agreement is to make sure global warming stays "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and to "pursue efforts" to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures have already increased...
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Engineering climate: from pariah to saviour?
2015-12-12 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth's climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement. The landmark climate deal reached in Paris on Saturday poses a dilemma. It sets ambitious targets for capping global warming yet Earth's economy remains hugely dependent on carbon-spewing fossil fuels. So, if temperatures rise and countries fail to switch to cleaner energy in time, the allure of high-tech fixes will,...
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Historic Climate Change Agreement Adopted Paris
2015-12-12 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: After two weeks of tense talks, word-wrangling and marathon overnight meetings, diplomats in Paris agreed to a global climate change accord on Saturday evening -- a day after the summit's scheduled conclusion. Leaders and experts cheered the historic agreement that emerged from the 21st Conference of the Parties, or COP21, calling it ambitious and realistic, and a crucial step in protecting the Earth for future generations. "The decisive deal for the planet is here," French President François...
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