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Ban Ki-moon calls Paris climate talks 'most complicated and difficult' ever

2015-12-11 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said the international climate talks that are edging towards a conclusion in Paris have been the most complicated and difficult negotiations he has ever been involved in. Ban said that differences still remain among the nearly 200 governments searching for a climate deal in Paris but he urged negotiators to set aside their national interests to reach a compromise. This is not a moment of talking about national perspectives. A good global solution will...

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Politicians face difficult issues UN releases draft climate deal

2015-12-05 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Negotiators at UN talks in Paris have decided to move discussions to a new level, agreeing on a set of draft proposals for a global climate pact that will be considered by ministers when they arrive in the French capital on Sunday. The 48-page document is larger than one considered for approval on Friday night, but still a quarter of the size of a similar text presented to leaders at the ill-fated 2009 Copenhagen climate summit. Chinas lead negotiator Su Wei said it was good news and an...

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Environment minister warns 'difficult choices' climate change

2015-11-20 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ottawa Citizen: Canadas environment minister is warning difficult choices lie ahead in tackling climate change, a message echoed Friday by Ontario and Quebec premiers who say the low-hanging fruit has already been collected in cutting greenhouse gases. The premier of Quebec is also calling for a serious rebranding of the country over what Canada is doing on energy development and combatting climate change, as the Canadian delegation prepares to head to Paris for the United Nations climate-change conference...

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