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Global climate talks involving 192 nations saved from collapse
2014-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Global climate talks have been rescued from the brink of collapse - but leave a gaping loophole which could allow countries to continue polluting the atmosphere. Negotiations overran by 31 hours as politicians from 192 countries struggled to reach agreement on the ground rules for a new climate treaty. A fortnight-long United Nations summit in Peru had aimed to lay the framework for new international laws to slow the pace of global warming. But the discussions became bad tempered as countries...
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In global climate talks, some major polluters drag feet
2014-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Recent commitments by the world's major polluters to cut emissions have added fresh momentum to international climate talks, but foot-dragging persists among the next tier of polluters, including India, Brazil, Canada and Australia. Representatives of nearly 200 countries are meeting in Peru, and by the weekend, they must produce building blocks for a global accord to cut heat-trapping emissions and help poorer nations cope with damage from an already-hotter planet. The final agreement is supposed...
India committed global fight on climate change: Javadekar
2014-12-10 07:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indo-Asia News Service: India is on the front lines of climate change but has the vision and political will to act despite serious resource constraints, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in Lima Wednesday. In view of the governments focus on growth and poverty alleviation, the minister said India was pursuing action-oriented policies to bring rapid development to our people while purposefully addressing climate change. In a statement to the high-level segment of the 20th session of the Conference of the...
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Nations Worst Hit by Global Warming Say Climate Aid Isnt Charity, But Reparations
2014-12-09 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Democracy Now: Convening in Lima, Peru, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference is in its second and final week of talks. Negotiators from 190 nations are working on a global deal to limit climate change, due to be agreed on in Paris next year. Just last week the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said 2014 is on track to be the hottest on record, or at least among the very warmest. Including this year, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record will have been in the 21st century. Deep divisions remain...
Half of nearly $8b in global climate funds going to just 10 nations: Study
2014-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: More than half of the $7.6 billion in international funds given to the developing world to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of climate change has gone to just 10 nations, according to a study conducted by Overseas Development Institute (ODI), a London-based think tank. The study also found that countries most at risk from a warming climate had, over the last decade, received much smaller amounts than needed. The top recipients of finance were Morocco, Mexico and Brazil,...
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