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United Nations finds 'new era' of global ambition on climate change
2015-10-30 10:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The world is on track to make a "significant dent" in cutting greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing economic growth, according to a report released today from the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat. The report assesses the overall effect of plans covering 146 countries, including Canada, in the run-up to the global summit in Paris next month. And it finds cause for optimism in the "unprecedented" collective effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. "These national climate action...
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India to launch alliance of "sunshine nations" in Paris
2015-10-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Seeking to present a group of sunshine countries as a block to get a better deal in the rising renewable energy market, India will launch an "alliance of solar-rich countries" in Paris on November 30 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the French capital along with other top world leaders to attend inaugurals of the crucial climate summit. "Our goal is to make solar energy an integral part of our life and reach it to the most unconnected villages and communities," Modi said while announcing...
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Southeast Asian Nations Plan Major Hydroelectric Projects in Mekong Region
2015-10-29 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Although China's hydroelectric development particularly the world's largest power plant at Three Gorges Dam has garnered significant attention, other Southeast Asian nations have relatively large hydropower expansion plans of their own, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says. Those smaller nations plan to construct 61 gigawatts of new capacity through 2020, primarily along the Mekong River and its tributaries. If all planned projects are completed, these countries will more than double...
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Climate envoys should try harder after Paris, poorer nations say
2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The global push to fight climate change must intensify after a major meeting in Paris, said poorer nations on Tuesday, who are reconciled to disappointment in any upcoming deal. Climate negotiators should not abandon hope of limiting global temperatures rises to below 1.5 degrees even if targets on the table for Paris are less ambitious, they said. Their comments came three days before the United Nations publishes a report expected to show current plans - Intended Nationally Determined Contributions...
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Major oil-producing nations have not revealed their plans to reduce CO2 emissions
2015-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Kuwait, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates are preparing to submit their climate change targets to the United Nations, negotiators from those countries told ClimateWire. They are among 41 nations that, for various reasons, have not offered plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new global agreement set for Paris in December. Atif Al Harbi, who leads Kuwait's delegation to the U.N. climate negotiations, said his country did not recognize an Oct. 1 submission deadline that, while...
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