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Paris climate change talks: Why are some people global warming deniers?
2015-11-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Climate change denial, or doubt, or scepticism - however you want to brand it - is a broad spectrum. At the extreme end are those with enough religious fervour, perhaps delusion, to believe God will sort climate change out. At the moderate end are those who see the climate change campaign as a political effort, led by left-wing progressives, to make the state bigger. "One of the most common explanations for understanding public attitudes about climate change focuses on political factors," Cary...
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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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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...
Does Obama's Backtrack on Biofuels Undermine Climate Change Message in Paris?
2015-11-20 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Despite the terrorist attacks in Paris, French officials have announced the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also taking place in Paris, will proceed as planned on November 30. The conference is expected to produce a blueprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the main cause of global warming. President Barack Obama will be among the nearly 120 world leaders who are expected to attend. Over the last year, Obama has made global warming one of his legacy issues. "Climate Change is...
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