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UN climate deal: Too little, too late?
2016-03-19 02:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Many across the world applauded last year when nearly 200 countries adopted the first ever agreement to address climate change. Proponents of the Paris agreement say the deal signals a global commitment to reduce greenhouse gasses, but critics call it "worthless", "weak" and "not strong enough". So, is the Paris agreement a historic victory or dangerous distraction? In the Arena, Mehdi Hasan asks UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres if the Paris agreement is too little, too late.
Climate change deal risked by CSIRO cuts
2016-02-21 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Job cuts at the CSIRO will leave Australia ill-prepared to deal with climate change or meet its commitments under the Paris agreement, the Climate Council says. The CSIRO recently announced it would halve the number of employees in climate science, with around 100 jobs to go from two main monitoring and modelling programs. The council has looked into the local and international impact the change will have. Its report, Flying Blind: Navigating Climate Change without the CSIRO, released on Monday,...
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Why the Paris climate deal doesnt depend on the US
2016-02-15 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Youd be forgiven for thinking the fate of a UN climate deal hinges on whether the US wants to play ball. The Supreme Courts decision last week to temporarily delay implementation of President Barack Obamas flagship climate policy was greeted with panic by green groups and delight by climate sceptics. Whatever happens between now and the end of 2016 is, to a degree, academic. The courts may give the Clean Power Plan a pass, but a Republican president would likely try and kill it on entering...
Pacific trade deal bad news for climate, say activists
2016-02-04 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Climate campaigners are warning a free trade deal between a dozen Pacific countries on Wednesday risks handing polluters more power. In Auckland, representatives from twelve nations including the US, Australia and Japan inked the Trans-Pacific Partnership after five years of negotiations. President Barack Obama hailed the tariff-busting deal as including the strongest labor standards and environmental commitments in history. Activists fumed. Campaigners 350.org called it a fossil fuel industry...
Paris Climate Deal Seen Costing $12.1 Trillion Over 25 Years
2016-01-28 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: If the world is serious about halting the worst effects of global warming, the renewable energy industry will require $12.1 trillion of investment over the next quarter century, or about 75 percent more than current projections show for its growth. Thats the conclusion of a report setting out the scale of the challenge facing policymakers as they look for ways to implement the Paris Agreement that in December set a framework for more than 195 nations to rein in greenhouse gases. The findings...
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