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Paris climate change deal: Protesters mark red lines symbolise lines they don't want negotiators to cross
2015-12-12 17:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Thousands of protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday for what was dubbed a 'red line protest', while in the suburbs of the French capital a draft climate deal was announced. Groups of climate activists at the demonstration carried giant red banners to symbolise 'the red lines' that they don't want negotiators to cross in trying to reach an international accord to fight global warming. Activists called attention to populations threatened by melting glaciers, rising seas and expanding...
Paris climate change agreement: proposed deal at a glance
2015-12-12 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The final text of the climate change draft agreement has been released - but what does it all mean? Here are the key elements of the divisive proposed deal, which has been both hailed as "the end of the fossil fuel era" and condemned as a disaster since the final draft was released on Saturday afternoon. 1. A long-term goal to limit global warming to 2C, or 1.5C if possible The agreement aims to limit the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels...
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Planned UN climate deal blow to fossil fuels: green groups
2015-12-12 16:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A global accord to tame global warming pending approval at UN talks in Paris on Saturday would be a huge blow to the fossil-fuel industry, Greenpeace and other prominent environment groups said. "The wheel of climate action turns slowly, but in Paris it has turned. This deal puts the fossil fuel industry on the wrong side of history," Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo said. Greenpeace, major green groups and climate change researchers gave a mixed report card on the many...
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'Historic' climate deal in sight as final text released
2015-12-12 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Negotiators on Saturday released the final draft of a proposed deal that would unite the U.S. and the rest of the world in taking on the threat of catastrophic climate change, amid optimism that an agreement is finally within reach. The deal still needs approval from representatives of the U.S. and 195 other governments, which could continue wrangling over the fine print throughout the day or even into the night. But its success would be a major win for President Barack Obama, who has made climate...
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'Historic turning point': Final draft of climate deal unveiled
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: A draft climate pact has been hammered out after two weeks of intensive talks at the United Nations summit on climate change here, and it could prove to be an "historic turning point," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday. The "final draft" of a pact would be legally binding, Fabius added in Paris at a news conference that included U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. This new draft of the accord would require all countries to take steps to reduce emissions and help each other...
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