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171 states signing landmark Paris deal on climate change
2016-04-22 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The historic agreement on climate change marked a major milestone on Friday with a record 175 countries signing on to it on opening day. But world leaders made clear more action is needed, and quickly, to fight a relentless rise in global temperatures. With the planet heating up to record levels, sea levels rising and glaciers melting, the pressure to have the Paris Agreement enter into force and to have every country turn its words into deeds was palpable at the U.N. signing ceremony. "The...
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100% renewables might be fantasy, but its what Australia is signing up for
2016-04-21 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Renew Economy: Earlier this week, the Institute for Sustainable Futures in Sydney released a report that told us not only is 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030 possible the Australian Energy Market Operator had already told us that but it would also likely save us money. But if you thought that the prospect of one of the most exciting and dramatic industrial revolutions taking place over the next decade would draw some interest from mainstream media and the political class what with an election date...
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Which Countries Wont Be Signing the Paris Climate Deal on Earth Day?
2016-04-21 15:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: An unprecedented number of countries will be gathering in New York City tomorrow to sign the Paris climate deal. After significant progress was made this past December in agreeing the landmark deal, more than 167 countries--including past climate villains Iran, Canada and Australia and polluting giants China, the U.S. and the EU--are set to sign the Paris agreement on its opening day. But despite this, there are still some countries that remain absent from the UNs official list of attendees--and...
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Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement on Climate change
2016-04-21 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quadrangle: Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement on Climate change Thanks to China, global Carbon dioxide emissions have flatlined after years of rampant growth. Once 55 countries that account for more than 55 percent of the world's emissions have formally joined the agreement it will enter into force (here is a cheat sheet to keep track of where things stand as we approach these thresholds). Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo starts a visit to the USA on Thursday. Developed countries "shall...
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UN banking record support at Paris climate deal signing
2016-03-23 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UN hopes to break a 34-year-old record for the most signatures on the first day a treaty is opened for approval when the Paris Agreement is presented to countries on 22 April. On 10 December 1982 UN records relate 119 countries signed the Law of the Sea after nine years of negotiations. 166 countries including the European Union are now members. "Our hope is to exceed the record," said the UN climate body`s strategy director Halldór Thorgeirsson. 55 countries representing 55% of emissions...
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