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Twitter creates new emoji for COP21 climate summit in Paris
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Twitter unveiled at least three new climate-related emoji to mark the U.N. Climate Summit, which is activated using the hashtag #COP21. More than 140 world leaders, including President Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, are in Paris for the high-stakes event. The summit is aimed at forging the first-ever truly global agreement to cut emissions of planet warming greenhouse gases. .@twitter has created new emojis to mark the beginning of the UN Climate...
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As Paris Summit Begins, What Would A Successful Climate Deal Look Like?
2015-11-30 23:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the run-up to the Paris climate conference, our colleague Ari Shapiro has been speaking with leaders in the effort to come to an agreement, people like Jennifer Morgan. She is the global director of the Climate Program at the World Resources Institute. ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: What do you see as the key ingredients that must be in the final deal in order to consider Paris a success? JENNIFER MORGAN: I think there need to be three things. Number one are clear, long-term...
Paris Climate Summit Opens With Dire Warning
2015-11-30 23:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: When the climate summit opened in Paris on Monday, the mood was overwhelmingly pessimistic - largely about the current state of the global environment. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set the tone when he warned that the impacts of climate change are growing. "Three out of four humanitarian disasters are now climate-related. Economic losses have increased by more than half over the past decade. And ecosystems, and food and water supplies are under increasing pressure," he said. The hardest...
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India set to unveil global solar alliance of 120 countries at Paris climate summit
2015-11-30 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indias prime minister Narendra Modi is poised to launch an international solar alliance of around 120 countries with the French president Françoise Hollande at the Paris climate summit on Monday. Frances climate ambassador Laurence Tubiana said that the new group would be a true game changer. While signatory nations mostly hail from the tropics, several European countries are also on board. It is very, very exiting to see India nailing its colours to the mast and providing leadership...
Obama meets with China president as climate summit begins
2015-11-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama kicked off his day at the Paris climate summit with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, hailing the two nations for their work on climate change but urging greater Chinese cooperation on cyber-crime and maritime issues that include Chinas military construction on disputed reefs in the South China Sea. In remarks before the session, Obama stressed the importance of cooperation between the worlds two largest economies and greenhouse gas emitters, saying that nowhere...
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