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Abbott shirt-fronted by climate change reality
2014-11-16 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Brisbane Times: In the end, Tony Abbott was the one shirt-fronted at the G20 summit, not by the cunning Vladimir Putin or even the charismatic Barack Obama, but by reality. The growth pact sealed after two days of public and private power plays is truly remarkable, but much of the lustre was lost by the perception of a leader and a government in denial on the scale of the climate change challenge. Make no mistake. The growth agreement is historic on two counts: the first time the world's richest economies...
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G20 commits to growth, fighting climate change
2014-11-16 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Leaders of the Group of 20 countries on Sunday agreed to take a variety of measures to add an extra $2 trillion or 2.1 per cent to world economic output and create millions of jobs by 2018. Despite host Australia pitching hard to keep climate change outside the G20 agenda, US President Barack Obama brought conviction to its inclusion by announcing a $3 billion climate change fund for developing countries on Saturday. Japan followed suit by committing another $1.5 billion. Suresh Prabhu, sherpa...
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G20 leaders force Australia back down climate change language
2014-11-16 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: World leaders have forced Australia to include stronger language on climate change in the G20 communique, but Tony Abbott told the summit that as the leader of a major coal producer he would be standing up for coal. The references demanded by other leaders, including the US president, Barack Obama, were reluctantly accepted by Australia at the last minute. They included a call for contributions to the international green climate fund that the prime minister has previously derided and for the...
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Brisbane G20 becomes 'defacto' climate change summit
2014-11-16 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WWF: Despite Australias refusal to put climate change on the official agenda it has been the defining issue of the Brisbane G20, WWF said today. On any measure, climate change prevailed as a dominant economic agenda item for G20 leaders here in Brisbane, said WWF-Australia CEO Dermot OGorman. Brisbane G20 may well become known as the defacto climate change summit. By calling for action powerful leaders - including President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron put the issue front and centre...
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Calif. leads by example on climate change
2014-11-15 02:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As the U.S. and China the worlds top two polluting nations turn to implementing new rules aimed at curbing climate change, the countries can look to the most populous U.S. state as an example of the costs and challenges of fighting global warming. California already has imposed some of the worlds toughest air quality standards as it moves aggressively to lower emissions. The states cap-and-trade program, launched nearly three years ago, offers one of the few real-world laboratories on how...
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