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Paris climate activists put under house arrest using emergency laws
2015-11-27 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: At least 24 climate activists have been put under house arrest by French police, accused of flouting a ban on organising protests during next weeks Paris climate summit, the Guardian has learned. One legal adviser to the activists said many officers raided his Paris apartment and occupied three floors and a staircase in his block. French authorities did not respond to requests for comment but lawyers said that the warrants were issued under state of emergency laws, imposed after the terror...
Trudeau pledges $2.65B to climate change fund at Commonwealth summit
2015-11-27 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Canada is making a five-year, $2.65 billion contribution to help developing countries tackle climate change. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Friday at the summit of Commonwealth leaders in Malta, where the battle against global warming is becoming the dominant issue. The money is part of Canada's commitment towards an international climate fund seeking to raise US$100 billion annually by 2020. "Canada is back and ready to play its part in combating climate change and...
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Paris climate summit: Will nations make bigger cuts after Paris?
2015-11-27 18:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Paris is just the start. The aim is to ratchet up the action in the coming years Any deal signed in Paris will establish a floor rather than a ceiling for cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, says chief UN negotiator Christiana Figueres. The idea is that every five years or so, countries will be asked to review their targets to see if they can do more. The details of this "ratcheting mechanism" have yet to be agreed, but it would have to be entirely voluntary to win support. However,...
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How Exxon Mobil And Koch Brothers Created A Culture Of Climate Doubt
2015-11-27 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reviewed 20 years of data starting in 1993 to show that climate change-denying groups and individuals who received money from Exxon Mobil and the Koch brothers began to unify their messages in 2007, amplifying supposed uncertainty surrounding the issue. "They were writing things that were different from the contrarian organizations that did not receive corporate funding,' Yale University sociologist and lead study...
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Global climate march: Thousands set to show support for UN deal
2015-11-27 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march around the world this weekend to pressure 195 nations to sign a global warming accord in two weeks. Over 2,300 events are planned in more than 150 countries on November 28 and 29, according to campaign group Avaaz. Those include meditation classes, public concerts and cycling events. After the French government cancelled a huge demonstration in Paris over security fears, campaigners are hoping for big turnouts in London, New York and Mumbai...
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