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175 countries sign climate agreement in NY
2016-04-24 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: French President Francois Hollande was the first to sign the agreement which will enter into force once 55 countries representing at least 55% of global emissions have formally joined it. Although the deal is expected to take place in 2020, it seems it will be enforced faster than anticipated. Under the agreement, countries set their own targets for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett signed the agreement at a ceremony at the...
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UN record 175 countries sign climate deal, but hard graft remains
2016-04-22 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: China cranks up pressure on G20, calling on all major economies to ratify agreement ahead of September`s meeting The Secretary-General addresses the Opening Ceremony of the High-Level Event for the Signature of the Paris Agreement (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) China challenged fellow G20 members to formally approve the Paris Agreement on climate change by September, as 175 countries signed the UN pact in New York on Friday. The strong show of support for a deal to end the era of fossil fuels...
Record number of countries sign historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Earth Day
2016-04-22 21:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AccuWeather: A historic meeting took place on April 22, 2016, as more than 155 countries have committed to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York. The agreement was approved by the 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention of the Climate Change (UNFCCC) in COP21 in Paris on Dec. 12, 2015. In the agreement, all countries pledged to work to limit the temperature rise overall below 2 degrees Celsius, but are aiming to achieve a temperature...
Leaders 171 countries sign landmark Paris Agreement climate change
2016-04-22 11:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courant: Leaders from 171 countries sign landmark Paris Agreement on climate change - Hartford Courant Nation & World Nation & World Leaders from 171 countries sign landmark Paris Agreement on climate change Paris Agreement Mark Lennihan / AP U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter Isabel Dobbs-Higginson as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change, on April...
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Countries on verge of beating malaria face new threat, study says
2016-04-21 19:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Nations on the verge of eliminating malaria risk falling short of their goal, just as it lies within reach, due to funding being shifted elsewhere, researchers said on Thursday. Global aid has moved to areas where malaria remains widespread, while internal domestic funding gets diverted to fighting other diseases perceived as more urgent, said researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, in a study published in The Lancet medical journal. Once a leading cause of death and illness,...
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