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Typhoon Haiyan overshadows UN climate change talks in Poland

2013-11-12 08:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: The Philippines envoy to the UN climate change conference has issued an emotional announcement that he will go on hunger strike unless talks lead to a meaningful outcome. Naderev Yeb Sano, whose family comes from the city of Tacloban worst hit by the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, made a tearful appeal for international action at the start of the two-week summit in Warsaw. Representatives from more than 190 countries listened as Mr Sano said climate change will mean more intense tropical...

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Typhoon casts pall over U.N. climate talks in Poland

2013-11-11 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan cast a gloom over U.N. climate talks Monday as the envoy from the Philippines broke down in tears and announced he would fast until a "meaningful outcome is in sight." Naderev "Yeb" Sano's emotional appeal was met with a standing ovation at the start of two-week talks in Warsaw where more than 190 countries will try to lay the groundwork for a new pact to fight global warming. U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres also made reference to the "devastating...

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UN climate change summit kicks off in Poland

2013-11-11 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: World nations have launched a new round of talks in Warsaw to pave the way for a 2015 deal to cut climate-altering greenhouse-gas emissions. The 12-day United Nations Climate Change Conference began on Monday in Poland's capital amid a slew of warnings about a potentially disastrous rise in greenhouse-gas emissions. Though no major decisions are expected at the conference, the level of progress could be an indicator of the world's chances of reaching a deal in 2015, which is the new landmark...

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Coal-addicted Poland gears for key UN climate talks

2013-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: The UN climate talks opening in Warsaw next week will not be without a touch of irony. The chair of a high-stakes meeting to roll back greenhouse gases is none other than Poland, one of the world's most ardent users and outspoken defenders of coal. Poland's dependence on cheap and plentiful black stuff means it ranks fifth for carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution in the European Union (EU), behind Germany, Britain, Italy and France, whose economies are far bigger. Coal accounts for about 90 percent...

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Climate talks in Poland will open amid flurry of new warnings

2013-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InsideClimate: s delegates from around the world descend on Warsaw for talks toward a new climate treaty, scientists are issuing more and more dire warnings that time is running out to avoid dangerous global warming. In the past week, several new reports echoed the common theme that urgent action is required to reverse emission trends. Otherwise, greenhouse gas accumulations will surely break through the threshold that scientists say will lock in unacceptable warmingwith the attendant droughts, floods, storms,...

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