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'Not ideal': climate change experts criticize emissions pledges ahead of Paris summit
2015-10-01 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: At least 140 countries have submitted their tentative pledges to limit greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the Paris summit. A quartet of climate research bodies has criticized the pledges saying they're "not ideal." On Thursday, the international environmental organization Climate Action Tracker applauded the emissions pledges made by 140 countries to limit their impact on global warming. According to CAT, the concerted effort could prevent global average temperatures from rising by 3 degrees...
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India backs solar as Paris climate talks loom
2015-09-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Under a blistering sun, workers install a sea of solar panels in a north Indian desert as part of the government's clean energy push - and its trump card at upcoming climate change talks in Paris. After years of betting big on highly polluting coal, India is under huge pressure to commit to cutting carbon emissions ahead of the major meet aimed at forging a global climate pact. But the world's third largest emitter argues the burden should lie with industrialised countries, which have been...
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Ryanair has applied for slots at Paris airports
2015-09-30 13:14:12| Airlines - Topix.net
Ryanair has applied for slots at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports and is willing to cooperate with long-haul traditional airlines, chief executive Michael O'Leary told French financial daily Les Echos today. Michael O'Leary said the new slots, if approved, would not be at the expense of Beauvais airport, north of Paris.
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China-US deal sets bar low ahead of Paris climate talks
2015-09-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China and the United States have outlined an eye-catching "common vision" to secure an ambitious global climate deal later this year, but experts say a centrepiece pledge by Beijing to establish a nationwide carbon market is no game-changer. In a joint statement made during President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, China confirmed it would launch national cap-and-trade scheme in 2017, forcing big emitters to buy credits to meet CO2 reduction targets. The world's top two greenhouse gas...
Obama calls for 'strong' climate deal in Paris
2015-09-27 22:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged world leaders to step up efforts for a "strong" climate agreement at year-end talks in Paris. "In just two months, the world must unite around a strong global agreement," Obama said in an address to a United Nations development summit. "All our countries will be affected by a changing climate, but the world's poorest people will bear the heaviest burden -- rising seas, more intense droughts," Obama said. "We'll be seeing climate change refugees,"...
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