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Paris agreement shows vital cooperation is possible
2015-12-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Sun: Like the warming of the planet, any change that comes about from last weeks Paris climate agreement wont happen overnight. But also like global warming, the need for change in energy practices isnt going away. In fact, it will only get more intense the longer the delay. And once temperatures rise on average 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, say climate scientists, the harder it will be to stop that heating from accelerating as ice caps melt and more forests go up in flames. How...
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Paris agreement India's defeat, says Rajendra Singh
2015-12-19 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indo-Asian News Services: The Paris Agreement on climate change is a defeat for India and a blow to the culture of conservation and enrichment of water, wind, energy, food and shelter, `Water Man` Rajendra Singh said. The Indian knowledge system, which venerated and loved nature, conserved resources and was antithetical to exploitation, had emerged weaker and battered from two weeks of Paris climate change negotiations, Singh told IANS here on Friday. "The CoP21 deal (Paris Agreement) is a clear win for the US," he...
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What does the Paris Agreement mean for Pakistan?
2015-12-19 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dawn: Twenty-three years after the Earth Summit of 1992, it took just a few minutes for the Paris climate agreement to be adopted on December 12th at COP21. I watched it happen live on a video screen put up in the hallways of the Le Bourget conference center, as with my media badge, I could not get into the plenary that final day. Ministers hugged each other and there were plenty of wide smiles and applause. The media stationed outside the plenary went into a frenzy, with bleary-eyed TV journalists...
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A new era of opportunity: Paris Agreement succeeds setting up health insurance for planet
2015-12-18 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created from the ashes of World War II. Seven decades later, in Paris, nations have united in the face of another threat the threat to life as we know it due to a rapidly warming planet. Governments have ushered in a new era of global cooperation on climate change one of the most complex issues ever to confront humanity . In doing so, they have significantly advanced efforts to uphold our Charter mandate to "save succeeding generations". The Paris...
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The 2016 election is the biggest threat to a lasting, effective Paris Climate Agreement
2015-12-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The Paris Climate Agreement is barely one week old, but it has already been hailed as one of the most groundbreaking examples of international cooperation in the face of a major threat, period. However, the agreement, which is firmly rooted in peer pressure and the bet that nations will grow more ambitious over time regarding their emissions cuts, faces a major risk next year: Depending on who wins the 2016 presidential election, the U.S. could go from the biggest booster of global climate action...
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