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Paris climate deal to be signed by over 130 countries at UN ceremony
2016-04-08 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on 22 April, the United Nations said on Thursday. Secretary general Ban Ki-moon is hosting the signing ceremony on the first day that the agreement reached in Paris in December opens for signature. The UN chief, French President Francois Hollande, and environment minister Segolene Royal, who is in charge of global climate negotiations, have invited leaders from all...
Countries inking Paris climate treaty to break 34-year UN record
2016-04-08 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A record haul of nations will put pen to paper on the first day a new global warming accord opens for signature, the UN predicts. The 130 expected at its New York headquarters will beat the 119 that signed the Law of the Sea in 1982 in Jamaica, it said in a Thursday statement. The UN did not release a guest list. But major powers, including China, the European Union, India and the United States, have confirmed their presence at the event, which is aimed to spotlight ambitious commitments to...
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Record number of countries expected to sign historic Paris climate accord
2016-04-08 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: A record number of countries are expected to sign a historic climate agreement at a signing ceremony on April 22, the deputy UN spokesman said here Thursday. More than 130 countries have confirmed that they will sign the Paris Agreement on that day, the first day that the accord adopted in December in Paris is open for signature, Farhan Haq said at a daily news briefing here. "This is expected to surpass the previous record of 119 signatures for an opening day signing for an international agreement,...
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Stocks rise...US trade report faults China...World Bank to spend more in poor countries
2016-04-08 05:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: International stock markets were mostly higher today as investors mulled the global growth outlook while Japanese shares were supported by investor hopes for more stimulus to restrain the rising yen and support the government's economic revival plan. Futures point to opening gains on Wall Street. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose more than a dollar to near $38.50 a barrel. The dollar gained against the yen and weakened against the euro. BEIJING (AP) -- An annual U.S. report on trade conditions with...
The World Bank has a multibillion-dollar plan to help poor countries fight global warming
2016-04-08 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The World Bank is boosting spending to help poorer countries battle global warming and power 150 million homes with renewable energy. The bank released a 59-page climate action plan Thursday designed to help less developed nations meet global warming goals they set last December in Paris. The private-sector arm of the international financial organization plans to increase its $2.3 billion-a-year spending on fighting climate change to $3.5 billion a year by 2020. Officials hope to spur $13...
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