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UN: Paris climate plans cut emissions just 10% by 2030
2015-10-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UN has released a mixed report card on nearly 150 plans submitted by countries ahead of a proposed global deal to slash greenhouse gas emissions. A 67-page study compiled by UN officials says the intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) from governments represent a significant shift in attitudes towards tackling climate change. But echoing previous assessments by analysts, it warns global warming is on course to break through the 2C above pre-industrial levels deemed dangerous....
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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Buddhists call for strong Paris climate deal to limit warming
2015-10-30 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Senior Buddhists have called on world leaders to agree a new climate change agreement at a conference in Paris next month. The 15 signatories, including the Dalai Lama, are urging politicians to completely phase out fossil fuels. They argue that the rise in global temperatures must be limited to 1.5C in the future. Observers say it is the first time that so many leading Buddhists have joined together on a global issue. The statement from the leaders of over a billion Buddhists worldwide...
For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green
2015-10-30 00:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The organisers of the COP21 climate conference starting in Paris in a month's time are faced with an unenviable task as they prepare for an event that it is hoped will produce a new roadmap to stop the Earth warming. They must welcome tens of thousands of participants to a site near the French capital, house them, feed and transport them, and do so in the greenest conditions possible, with the world's media dissecting every aspect of the event's organisation. With US President Barack Obama...
No U.S. EPA carbon rule court decision until after Paris climate talks
2015-10-29 20:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. federal court that will weigh whether to block the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan will not make a decision until after United Nations climate change talks conclude in mid-December, according to a court order issued on Thursday. The EPAs Clean Power Plan is a key measure to help the United States meet the greenhouse gas reduction target it pledged ahead of the United Nations climate change summit in Paris that will run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. But once the Clean...
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