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US makes climate pledge to UN
2015-03-31 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: he US has pledged to tackle climate change by cutting its carbon emissions 26-28% by 2025. It made the formal offer to the UN as a step towards a global deal in Paris in December. The EU has already promised to cut its emissions by a roughly similar proportion. Tuesday was the deadline for wealthy nations to make their offers - but some, such as Canada, have failed to submit in time. The announcement was made on Twitter with the words: "America is taking steps to #ActOnClimate, and the...
Vanuatu risks long-term food insecurity after monster cyclone: UN
2015-03-30 13:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The monster cyclone that hit Vanuatu earlier this month wiped out more than 90 percent of the archipelago's crops, putting its people at risk of a secondary emergency and long-term food insecurity, the United Nations warned on Monday. Tropical Cyclone Pam destroyed homes, electricity infrastructure and crops when it swept across the South Pacific island nation on March 13, leaving at least 11 dead. The United Nations issued an appeal last week for $29.9 million to provide an estimated 166,000 affected...
Pharrell brings "Happy" message on climate change to UN
2015-03-21 07:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: About 1,200 middle school children trudged through the latest snow storm to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday evening to hear hip hop singer and producer Pharrell Williams talk about climate change. The U.N. sponsored the event, along the U.N. Foundation and MixRadio, to celebrate International Day of Happiness, established by the world organization in 2012. It transformed a normally conflict-focused, staid venue into a dramatically "happy" environment with a clear message: The next...
Switzerland First Country to Submit Pledge for UN Climate Pact
2015-03-02 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Switzerland has become the first country to submit a pledge to the United Nations for a new global climate deal, vowing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The Swiss government said Friday that at least 30 percent of the reduction would be achieved at home and the remainder through projects abroad. The European Union, United States, China and Norway have also announced their intended targets but haven't formally submitted them to the U.N. The new climate...
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On Rajendra Pachauris Resignation from the U.N. Climate Panel
2015-02-24 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Rajendra K. Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2002, resigned today amid allegations of sexual harassment by a 29-year-old female employee of the Indian energy institute he has long run. Bloomberg Business discusses the complaint: Last week, a 29-year-old researcher accused the 74-year-old Pachauri of making physical advances and sending lewd text messages and e-mails, according to a copy of the complaint and her lawyer. The female researcher had joined...
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