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Final Draft Of World Climate Agreement Goes To A Vote In Paris Saturday
2015-12-12 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The main hall of the COP21 climate meetings outside Paris echoed with applause from a standing ovation Saturday, after France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented the final draft of an agreement aimed at curbing global warming that will face a ratification vote within hours. Fabius told the delegations, "You go into this room to decide a historic agreement. The world holds its breath and it counts on you." "The end is in sight. Let us now finish the job," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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Draft of Final U.N. Climate Deal Reached
2015-12-12 13:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Delegates at the U.N. climate talks in Paris have agreed on final draft text for a deal to curb global warming. NPR's Christopher Joyce joins NPR's Scott Simon with the latest from Paris.
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COP21: World awaits landmark climate deal
2015-12-12 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Organisers of climate talks in Paris have released details of a proposed landmark deal to curb climate change. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the final draft of the agreement aimed to limit warming to "well below 2C". The final document has been presented to international delegates in Paris after two weeks of talks. If endorsed, the global climate pact would represent "a historic turning point", said Mr Fabius. French President Francois Hollande, who joined the meeting...
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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'
2015-12-12 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes. Its a fraud really, a fake, he says, rubbing his head. Its just bullshit for them to say: Well have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years. Its just worthless words....
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'The world is counting on Paris climate talks', says Fabius video
2015-12-12 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, outlines the final draft agreement of the international accord on global warming at the COP21 in Paris. The draft was produced late on Friday night and Fabius says the accord is historic, urging all delegation present to support the bill.The motion seeks to restrict global warming to 2C with the goal of bringing this down to 1.5C, in order to protect nation struggling with the effects of global warming and enable sustainable development world-wide
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