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Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiators Meet for 'Decisive' Talks
2015-07-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Negotiators from across the globe are meeting in Hawaii this week for a 'decisive round' of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
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Dont Nuke the Climate, Groups Warn Paris Negotiators
2015-06-17 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Clean energy groups from around the world Tuesday launched an anti-nuclear petition to world leaders in support of a "nuclear-free, carbon-free path" at the United Nations climate summit in Paris in December. There, governments are expected to approve a new universal legally-binding agreement to curb the greenhouse gases blamed for sending the planetary temperature soaring. The agreement being drafted for approval at the Paris summit, known as COP21, would replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which...
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Crunch issues climate negotiators
2015-06-12 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Pres: The main areas of contention in UN climate talks: - The goal - Most parties agree overall global warming must be limited to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, though states that are most exposed to climate change want a lower ceiling of 1.5 C. One proposal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70 percent from 2010 levels by 2050 and near-zero emissions by 2100, as advised by UN climate scientists. Some parties want deeper cuts, sooner,...
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UN climate negotiators pass watered-down deal Lima
2014-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: UN climate talks at crossroads on how to fight global warming UN climate change report offers stark warnings, hope Climate change survey reveals Canadians' fears for future generations Negotiators have reached a watered-down deal at U.N. talks in Peru that sets the stage for a global climate pact in Paris next year. The Lima agreement was reached early Sunday after late-night wrangling between rich and poor countries. About 190 nations agreed on the building blocks of a deal to combat climate...
Climate Negotiators Reach A Compromise In Lima
2014-12-14 11:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate negotiators salvaged a compromise deal in Lima early Sunday that sets the stage for a global pact in Paris next year, but rejected a rigorous review of the greenhouse gas emissions limits the plan. More than 30 hours behind schedule, delegates from more than 190 countries agreed on what information should go into the pledges that countries submit for the expected Paris pact. They argued all day Saturday over the wording of the decision, with developing nations worried that the text blurred...
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