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Paris Pact May Even Take Effect in 2016, U.S. Envoy Says
2016-04-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The United Nations got an even bigger-than-expected turnout on Earth Day when 175 nations signed the Paris climate pact April 22, but one surprising development was the rush of pledges by countries to ratify the deal in 2016--nearly enough to get it into effect by year's end, the top U.S. climate negotiator said in an interview with Bloomberg BNA. Jonathan Pershing, who in April took the reins for U.S. negotiations in the wake of Todd Stern's departure as President Barack Obamas top climate negotiator,...
UK envoy: Carbon pricing too sluggish to meet climate goals
2016-04-25 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Sir David King favours technology development over emissions trading as a way to shift emerging economies off coal Sir David King is the UK foreign office permanent representative on climate change Carbon pricing is too sluggish a weapon against climate change, top UK envoy Sir David King said on Monday. Speaking at a sustainability event in London, Sir David argued innovation to bring down the cost of clean technology would bring swifter results. I dont think it [carbon pricing]...
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China's carbon emissions still increasing: China envoy
2016-03-07 08:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's carbon emissions did not peak in 2014 and are still increasing, China's senior climate change envoy, Xie Zhenhua, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday. Xie said the government's pledge that emissions would peak "around 2030" is based on national conditions and has a direct relationship with the country's stage of economic development. A study published on Monday said China's emissions, the world's highest, may have peaked in 2014.
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Closeness between Narendra Modi, Barrack Obama is real, says US envoy
2015-12-20 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: We just had an instance of US and India working together for a global goal on climate change. When and how did the breakthrough happen? It's not a discussion that started two weeks ago. In New York in September, both leaders came together and said they wanted to be part of the solution. They didn't need any convincing on the impact that climate change was having on the world. The breakthrough was the acknowledgement that all countries would have slightly different responsibilities. This notion...
Delta Air Lines has best on-time arrival rate in October, Envoy Air improves
2015-12-15 03:10:04| Airlines - Topix.net
Envoy Air, a regional carrier operated by American Airlines, flies improved its on-time arrival rate to 88.1 percent of all of its scheduled flights in October, up from 66 percent a year earlier. Southwest Airlines ranked No.
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