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UN, France urge Commonwealth to support strong climate change plan

2015-11-27 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ottawa Citizen: The French president and secretary-general of the United Nations pleaded Friday at the Commonwealth summit for the world to unite and produce an ambitious agreement to combat climate change, with François Hollande saying man is the worst enemy of man. Their call for climate action on the eve of the United Nations climate-change conference in Paris came the same day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $2.65 billion over five years to help developing countries deal with climate change. Hollande...

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Trudeau pledges $2.65B to climate change fund at Commonwealth summit

2015-11-27 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Toronto Star: Canada is making a five-year, $2.65 billion contribution to help developing countries tackle climate change. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Friday at the summit of Commonwealth leaders in Malta, where the battle against global warming is becoming the dominant issue. The money is part of Canada's commitment towards an international climate fund seeking to raise US$100 billion annually by 2020. "Canada is back and ready to play its part in combating climate change and...

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Climate crunch to dominate Commonwealth summit

2015-11-27 07:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: The 2015 Commonwealth Summit kicks off on Friday to a grand opening ceremony with Queen Elizabeth, followed by intense working sessions where world leaders will grapple with climate change. As the clock ticks to a UN climate conference in Paris starting Monday, leaders including France's Francois Hollande, Britain's David Cameron and the UN's Ban Ki-moon will try to open the door to a landmark accord for taming greenhouse gases. "We look towards Paris and an agreement that will determine the...

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Trudeau to press climate-change agenda at Commonwealth meeting

2015-11-26 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Post: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Malta for a meeting of leaders of the Commonwealth, an organization facing an internal crisis, concerns over Indias climate commitments, and some troubling questions about a top contender for secretary-general. Trudeau was to hold a bilateral meeting late Thursday with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, before the biennial Commonwealth summit officially gets underway on Friday. The 53 member countries representing about 2.3 billion people will...

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