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Sen. McConnell: Obama takes his reckless energy plan to UN
2015-11-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: It would obviously be irresponsible for an outgoing president to purport to sign the American people up to international commitments based on a domestic energy plan that is likely illegal, that half the states have sued to halt, that Congress has voted to reject and that his successor could do away with in a few months time. But thats just what President Obama is proposing to do at a U.N. climate conference in Paris starting Monday. The presidents international negotiating partners at that...
France puts 24 climate activists under house arrest ahead of UN talks
2015-11-27 20:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: French authorities have placed 24 activists under house arrest ahead of major UN climate warming talks starting near Paris next week, using the state of emergency powers declared after the Paris attacks. The interior ministry said Friday the measures had been taken to prevent the activists from demonstrating ahead of the COP21 conference, but their lawyers and Amnesty International accused the government of abusing the state of emergency. Three of those concerned, who are in their late 20s,...
Global climate march: Thousands set to show support for UN deal
2015-11-27 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march around the world this weekend to pressure 195 nations to sign a global warming accord in two weeks. Over 2,300 events are planned in more than 150 countries on November 28 and 29, according to campaign group Avaaz. Those include meditation classes, public concerts and cycling events. After the French government cancelled a huge demonstration in Paris over security fears, campaigners are hoping for big turnouts in London, New York and Mumbai...
COP21: 2015 likely to be warmest on record, says UN weather body
2015-11-25 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Global average temperatures in 2015 are likely to be the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Data until the end of October showed this year's temperatures running "well above" any previous 12 month period. The researchers say the five year period from 2011 to 2015 was also the warmest on record. The rise, they state, was due to a combination of a strong El Nino and human-induced global warming. The WMO said their preliminary estimate, based on...
Climate deal urgent after weather-linked disasters kill 600,000 20 years: UN
2015-11-23 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said Monday, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change. The report from the United Nations agency for disaster risk reduction (UNISDR) said floods, storms and other extreme weather events have killed 606,000 people since 1995, "with an additional 4.1 billion people injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance." The report noted...
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