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Climate talks move into overtime to deal with a few tough issues
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Climate change talks have gone into the final stretch, and despite early optimism about completing a global accord early, it now seems the negotiations will need a pair of elastic pants. For the second night in a row, diplomats jousted over phrases well past midnight, this time over a shortened but still-contentious 27-page draft text. By morning, all was quiet in the normally bustling halls as countries met in small groups so they could consult with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius later...
Climate deal unveiled in Paris, a 'historic turning point'
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: French foreign minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming. At the tail end of the hottest year on record and after four years of fraught UN talks often pitting the interests of rich nations against poor, imperilled island states against rising economic powerhouses, Fabius urged officials from nearly 200 nations to support what he hopes...
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Final draft of climate deal agreement unveiled in Paris
2015-12-12 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: After years of buildup and weeks of negotiations, diplomats issued a final draft of a climate change agreement Saturday that the French foreign minister described as "fair ... and legally binding." If adopted, the agreement would set an ambitious goal of halting average warming at no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures -- and of striving for a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible. World leaders hailed the draft as a milestone in the battle...
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COP21: World awaits landmark climate deal
2015-12-12 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Organisers of climate talks in Paris have released details of a proposed landmark deal to curb climate change. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the final draft of the agreement aimed to limit warming to "well below 2C". The final document has been presented to international delegates in Paris after two weeks of talks. If endorsed, the global climate pact would represent "a historic turning point", said Mr Fabius. French President Francois Hollande, who joined the meeting...
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Paris climate deal marks 'opportunity to change the world'
2015-12-12 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Paris climate deal is an opportunity to change the world, François Hollande has said as he urged negotiators at the UN talks to adopt the final text of an agreement that will provide powerful momentum to efforts to curb climate change. Encouraging countries to sign the deal, the French president said: We have to take that last step; the step that would enable us to reach our goal. And this would be a decisive step. Live Paris climate talks: French hosts release text of final deal live...
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