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Far-right Jewish mob tries to attack 'anti-Israel' French journalist in Paris
2015-10-24 10:21:34| IT Services - Topix.net
The French branch of the far-right Jewish Defense League was apparently targeting David Perrotin, a reporter for the BuzzFeed web site who has come under fire for being "anti-Israel." A mob of right wing Jewish extremists armed with batons attacked a prominent French journalist during a violent demonstration outside the offices of Agence France-Presse in Paris, according to the British newspaper Guardian .
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UN calls for ministers as climate talks head for Paris
2015-10-23 18:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Enter the politicians. Officials working on plans for a global climate change deal say its time for ministers and world leaders to get stuck into the meat of UN negotiations. After a rotten start, five days of talks between nearly 200 countries in Bonn this week concluded on Friday with the publication of a new draft text for a deal, to be finalised at a Paris summit this December. At 55 pages its heavier than the 22 which made up an October 5 version, but contains everything we need to...
Vulnerable countries warned: Protect your legal rights in a Paris accord
2015-10-23 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: If the actions of Party X cause loss and damage to Party Y, then Party X should compensate Party Y. That is the foundational principle of law and civilisation, preventing the escalation of grievance into conflict. It is a principle countries vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are pushing at UN talks towards a global pact in Paris this December. They want rich polluters to pay. What they may not realise is that agreeing to resolve the issue through a Paris deal risks limiting their...
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Climate talks stumble as Paris summit looms
2015-10-23 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: UN diplomats scrambled Friday to sew up a draft plan for tackling the urgent challenge of global warming, with just hours of negotiating time left ahead of a crucial summit in Paris. On the closing day of technical talks in Bonn, which opened on Monday, rich and developing nations were still bickering about the fundamental planks of the pact which will determine the scale of greenhouse gas cuts, and who should foot the bill. The Bonn round was meant to come up with a clear and concise blueprint...
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Paris climate pledges 'will slow energy emissions'
2015-10-21 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Pledges on greenhouse gas emissions made by governments ahead of landmark climate talks this December will result in a rapid and dramatic slowdown in the growth of carbon from the energy sector - but will not reverse that growth within the next 15 years, the worlds energy watchdog said on Wednesday. The International Energy Agency (IEA), regarded as the gold standard on energy data, found that the pledges would result in an increase of 3.7 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide from 2014 to 2030,...
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