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Canada's sway at Paris climate talks will be modest, despite Trudeau's new vigor
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The new Canadian government may be more eager than its predecessor to influence the outcome of pivotal climate talks later this month, but the timing isn't working in its favour. Just three weeks remain before world leaders gather in the French capital to try to hammer out the latest global agreement on cutting emissions. And while a more willing Canadian government is now coming to the table, the influence it wields in building consensus in such a short time will be modest. More significantly...
China promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this month's Paris meeting, the world's biggest source of climate-changing gases has yet to accept binding limits. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean up its smog-choked cities and curb surging demand for imported oil and gas. That contributed last year to a surprise fall in coal...
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Putin join more than 100 leaders at Paris climate talks
2015-11-08 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: More than 100 world leaders will attend the upcoming U.N. climate conference in Paris, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, France's foreign minister said Sunday during a three-day ministerial meeting in the capital to prepare the negotiations. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Putin has accepted an invitation to attend the conference in Paris. He will be among the speakers on the conference's first day, along with President Barack Obama and the leaders of India and China. The...
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Putin to speak at UN climate change summit in Paris, France says
2015-11-08 11:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Canada's new environment minister was in Paris Sunday taking part in talks to lay the groundwork for this month's UN global climate change summit, which will be attended by more than 100 world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Frances foreign minister said. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Putin has accepted an invitation to attend the conference in Paris. He will be among the speakers on the conferences first day, along with U.S. President Barack Obama and...
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France says Russia's Putin to attend Paris climate conference
2015-11-08 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russian President Vladimir Putin will be joining the United Nations conference on climate change which starts in Paris on Nov. 30, the French foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday. "It is the United Nations that announced Putin would join," a spokesman for the French foreign ministry said. The conference, to be attended by more than 100 heads of state, aims to produce a new international agreement on climate change to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius to limit heat waves, downpours...
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