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Rich countries must not impose end to 'conventional energy': India PM
2015-11-30 19:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Rich countries should not force the developing world to abandon fossil fuels completely, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday at the UN climate summit in Paris. "We still need conventional energy -- we need to make it clean, not impose an end to its use," said Modi, who has argued India will continue to need coal to power its rapid economic growth. Almost a third of India's population remains in severe poverty with limited access to electricity, and its government sees little chance...
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...
$1 trillion funding gap for poorest countries climate plans
2015-11-30 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Climate plans by the worlds least developed nations are staked on more than US$1 trillion in finance from wealthy donor governments and private investors. Thats according to calculations by the International Institute for Environment and Development, which suggests the cost of adapting the economies to a warming planet is nearly five times higher than reported. As a two-week UN climate summit begins in Paris on Monday, it lays bare the gap between financial commitments and the costs of tackling...
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Canada pledges $2.65B to help developing countries tackle climate change
2015-11-28 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CTV: Canada will provide $2.65 billion over five years to help developing countries deal with climate change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday at the Commonwealth summit in Malta. The announcement comes ahead of the United Nations climate change summit in Paris, which begins Monday. "Canada is back and ready to play its part in combating climate change and this includes helping the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the world adapt," Trudeau said in a statement. The $2.65-billion...
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African Countries Feeling Exposed Extreme Weather Changes
2015-11-28 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Extreme weather conditions, an impact of climate change faced by African countries despite contributing the least global emissions, is attracting the attention of many as the clock ticks towards the start of the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21). Severe weather events are causing significant loss of life and livelihoods among communities in Africa. The situation is a major challenge to African governments given that the probability of occurrence of events is continuously...
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