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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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Australia: Farmer attitudes to climate change across generations
2015-11-27 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The nation's farmers could be considered the sentinels of climate change; they are more attuned than most to long-term changes in weather patterns. But many of them are yet to be convinced that man-made climate change is real, arguing that floods and droughts are cyclical and extreme temperatures are nothing new. It is a view some younger producers are now challenging and they are reshaping their farming practices to suit the changing climate. Josh Gilbert's family has farmed at Nabiac in...
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Climate Change Will Not Be Dangerous for Long Time
2015-11-27 20:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The climate change debate has been polarized into a simple dichotomy. Either global warming is "real, man-made and dangerous,' as Pres. Barack Obama thinks, or it's a "hoax,' as Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe thinks. But there is a third possibility: that it is real, man-made and not dangerous, at least not for a long time. This "lukewarm' option has been boosted by recent climate research, and if it is right, current policies may do more harm than good. For example, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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Canada to give aid developing nations to fight climate change
2015-11-27 18:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Canada will provide aid to developing countries to combat climate change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday ahead of talks on global warming, which he has promised will show the country is serious about tackling the issue. Canada will give C$2.65 billion ($1.98 billion) over the next five years, the newly elected Trudeau announced during a trip to Malta, where he was meeting the heads of Commonwealth countries. The funding will help support the transition to low-carbon economies...
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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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