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Paris climate deal is 'best chance to save planet'
2015-12-13 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US President Barack Obama has said. He said it could be a "turning point" for the world to take on the challenge of a low-carbon future. China, the world's biggest polluter, also hailed the deal. But some campaigners said it did not go far enough to protect the planet. The Paris pact aims to curb global warming to less than 2C (3.6F) Nearly 200 countries took part in tense negotiations in the...
Obama says Paris deal 'best chance to save planet'
2015-12-12 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: US President Barack Obama has hailed the landmark climate accord reached in Paris as strong and historic, calling it the best chance to save the planet from the effects of global climate change. "Today the American people can be proud because this historic agreement is a tribute to American leadership. Over the past seven years, we've transformed the United States into the global leader in fighting climate change," Obama said on Saturday.Read more: Will the climate deal be enough to save the planet?He...
Hollande on climate talks: a decisive agreement for our planet is here video
2015-12-12 14:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: François Hollande, Frances president speaks to the assembled delegation in Paris for the COP 21 climate change talks. Hollande says the ultimate question is whether delegations want a global agreement on climate change. Hollande says the deal, if agreed upon, would be a major leap forward for mankind. He adds that delegates have the opportunity to change the world and asks them to support the agreement
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As Paris summit tries to save the planet, how green is France?
2015-12-09 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: UN climate change chief Christina Figueres may have called Paris "a beacon of hope for the world" as leaders gathered last week to begin hammering out a deal to slow global warming. But how good is the city's -- and France's -- environmental record? France leads the G20 group of industrialised countries in low-carbon energy, but experts point out that is only because of its massive reliance on nuclear power. With Paris, which is hosting the climate talks, often so choked with traffic that schools...
Fighting for the Health of Kids and the Future of Our Planet
2015-12-06 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: This week Im in Paris for events around the international climate summit. Its an honor to be here at all, but its even better to be here representing the powerhouse grassroots movement thats moving America beyond coal. Here in Paris, theres a lot of buzz about coal, which is the number one source of the carbon pollution thats throwing our planet into chaos, both in the U.S. and internationally. As the New Yorker pointed out this week, everyone knows the coal industry is on the ropes, but...
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