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UNEP chief lauds China's effort to combat climate change
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Shanghai Daily: The head of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Friday lauded China's role in fighting climate change, calling it a positive actor in a global community to avert such threat. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua before leaving for New York to attend the 2014 UN Climate Summit, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said China has made long-time support for the campaign against global warming. "China is one of the countries that has for many years recognized that the science that...
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UN climate chief says 125 leaders confirmed for NY summit
2014-09-10 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says the absence of the Chinese and Indian leaders from a UN climate summit on September 23 will not affect its credibility or outcomes. The rulers of the first and third largest carbon polluters on the planet, Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi, recently declined to attend the meeting, hosted by secretary general Ban Ki-moon. US president Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the gathering, as is UK prime minister David Cameron, who told NGOs of his intention to...
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U.N. Climate Chief Says 'Door Closing' Warming Fix
2014-09-02 05:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Naharnet: U.N. climate change chief Christiana Figueres on Tuesday warned time was running out for meaningful action on global warming, citing the plight of low-lying Pacific nations facing ever rising seas. Figueres, in Samoa for a U.N. conference on small island states, said the impact of climate change was greatest on Pacific nations, even though they had contributed little to the problem. "Climate change is the greatest threat these islands face and they are recognized as the bellwether of global...
UN climate change chief praises new US pollution regulations
2014-06-01 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: America's new power plant regulations, due for release on Monday, could unlock stalled negotiations for a global deal on climate change, the United Nations' top climate official said. Christiana Figueres, the UN's top climate change official, said she expects the new power plant rules could spur other big emitters such as China and India to begin taking action on climate change and move forward on reaching a deal by the 2015 deadline. The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out the...
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UN chief: Climate change can bring jobs and income
2014-05-09 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The United Nations top climate change official is calling on the political right to see global warming as a huge business opportunity. Speaking to The Independent, Christiana Figueres said it was critical for political parties across the ideological spectrum to put aside their differences and unite in the battle to prevent catastrophic climate change. Appealing to climate sceptics across the world, she stressed that tackling climate change properly now would not only help to avert the worst...
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