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Guide to Paris Climate Talks: People to Watch
2015-11-21 00:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In 10 days, world leaders will convene in Paris to forge a first universal, legally-binding pact to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. With many sticking points still unresolved after years of negotiating, completing an agreement hinges on the interaction of personalities around the table. Transfer of responsibility: from left: COP 20 President and Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and incoming COP 21 President and French...
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UN official: Over 120 leaders to attend Paris climate summit
2015-11-20 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The attacks in Paris are affecting crucial climate change talks in the French capital starting later this month, but more than 120 world leaders strongly support the conference and have confirmed they will attend, a senior U.N. official said Friday. Janos Pasztor, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for climate change, told a news conference that preparations and some activities are affected, including a huge march on Nov. 29 by supporters of an agreement to reduce carbon emissions that has been...
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Climate change is gonna be rough on farmers and eaters
2015-11-20 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When the apocalypse comes, it`ll be every man and woman for themselves. If zombies attack, then your once friendly neighbor will try to kill you for your food supply. If an epidemic sweeps the nation, then everyone with a sniffle will start to look like satan incarnate. If - god forbid - the internet goes down, then billions of people around the world will suddenly devolve into complete lunatics incapable of functioning without GPS, emojis, and the morphine drip that is social media likes. And...
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India key player at Paris climate meet, says Frances Laurent Fabius
2015-11-20 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveMint: Terming India as a key player in the upcoming Paris climate change summit, French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Friday said he believes India will bring decisive solutions to many issues during the summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande will launch the International Solar Alliance at the summit, an idea that was first mooted by Modi, he said. Fabius, who was speaking after his meeting with Prime Minister Modi and environment minister Prakash...
Judge Denies Washington Kids' Petition on Climate Change
2015-11-20 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A judge has denied an appeal by eight young activists who petitioned Washington state to adopt stricter science-based regulations to protect them against climate change. King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill affirmed some of the children's arguments, saying the state has a duty to protect natural resources for future generations. But she said the Washington Department of Ecology is already working on meeting that obligation by writing new rules for greenhouse gas emissions ordered by the...
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