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UN 'certain' Paris climate deal will enter into force by end-2016
2016-09-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016, with at least 20 countries indicating they will join it at a U.N. event on Sept. 21, adding to the 27 that have already done so. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited states to deposit their instruments of ratification or approval of the Paris deal at the one-hour event on Wednesday morning. Leaders whose countries are not yet ready to join but plan to do so this year...
UK may delay Paris climate deal ratification till 2017
2016-09-07 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: UK government ratification of the Paris climate deal and a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030 may have to wait till 2017, climate minister Nick Hurd has told business leaders. Speaking at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group, a coalition of green businesses and civil society, Hurd said his department was reviewing policies to meet both goals. There is flexibility around timing, it is more important we get this right, he said in relation to the carbon reduction plan,...
Poland could sign climate deal amendment if EU backs new coal plants
2016-09-06 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Poland is willing to back EU ratification of an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol on carbon emissions if the European Commission guarantees financing for new, cleaner coal-fired power stations, the Prime Minister's office said. Last October Poland's president unexpectedly vetoed 2012's Doha amendment which extends the protocol until 2020, arguing that the country needed more time to analyze its impact on the economy. The EU needs unanimous backing from member states in order to ratify the amendment....
France's Hollande says Paris climate change deal far from being implemented
2016-08-30 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday an international deal on climate change agreed in Paris last year was still far from being implemented and called on countries to ensure it was ratified by year-end. "The immediate urgency is to ensure the (climate agreement) is put into action by year-end. That's far from being achieved. I ask you to double your efforts to push countries where you reside to ratify the accord before Marrakech," he said addressing an annual gathering of French...
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Global climate deal likely to enter into force in 2016: study
2016-08-05 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A global agreement on climate change looks likely to enter into force this year, a study showed on Friday, making it harder for Republican Donald Trump to pull out if he wins the U.S. presidency. Countries accounting for 54 percent of greenhouse gas emissions have signaled intent to ratify this year, according to the tally of national pledges by the Marshall Islands which is a strong backer of the plan agreed in Paris in December. That is just a fraction short of the required 55 percent of...
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