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U.N. climate chief predicts Paris deal will take effect early
2016-04-13 15:09:09| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A new global pact to tackle climate change, agreed in Paris in December, could come into force two years earlier than the planned date of 2020, the U.N. climate chief has said. "I think we will have a Paris agreement in effect in 2018, predicted Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, at a lecture in London on Monday evening. The agreement, originally slated to take effect in 2020, will come into force once 55 countries representing...
Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock
2016-04-10 07:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washingtons long-term commitment. More than 130 nations with 60 leaders including French President Francois Hollande are due to sign Decembers pact at a U.N. ceremony in New York on April 22, the most ever for a U.N. agreement on an opening day, the United Nations said. Both China and the United...
UN: Ratify Paris climate deal or face exclusion from decisions
2016-04-08 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Head of legal affairs outlines implications of early entry into force for Paris deal, and voting rights of countries slow to approve treaty Countries should move fast to sign and ratify the Paris climate agreement or could lose the power to determine how the new deal works, a UN legal official has warned. An eight-page advisory published on the UN climate bodys website says governments who have joined the deal will enjoy certain rights and privileges including the right to approve decisions....
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Paris climate deal to be signed by over 130 countries at UN ceremony
2016-04-08 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on 22 April, the United Nations said on Thursday. Secretary general Ban Ki-moon is hosting the signing ceremony on the first day that the agreement reached in Paris in December opens for signature. The UN chief, French President Francois Hollande, and environment minister Segolene Royal, who is in charge of global climate negotiations, have invited leaders from all...
Emerging powers to sign Paris climate deal on 22 April
2016-04-07 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Brazil and South Africa became the latest countries to signal their intent to sign the Paris Agreement later this month in New York. In a joint statement with India and China, the so-called BASIC group said they "look forward" to signing the landmark pact struck by 195 countries last year to curb emissions. We will start process of ratification in our countries, and we have urged other countries to do the same, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters after a two-day meeting...
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