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Kerry urges Indonesia to fight climate change
2014-02-16 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Sunday called on Indonesians to mobilize against climate change, part of a broader effort to enlist help from developing nations that have resisted pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking to a young audience at an urban shopping mall, Kerry made an impassioned argument that the archipelago's economy and physical survival is threatened as temperatures and water levels rise. He urged ordinary Indonesians to apply political pressure on leaders who, by...
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Kerry presses Indonesia on climate change action after sealing deal in China
2014-02-16 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Aides said the U.S. secretary of state had chosen Indonesia for the first of what is to be a series of speeches on the topic this year partly because as an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands it is particularly at risk from rising sea levels. "Because of climate change, it's no secret that today Indonesia is...one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth," Kerry said in speech at a high-tech U.S.-funded cultural center at a Jakarta mall. "It's not an exaggeration to say that the entire...
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Kerry to urge climate change action in Indonesia speech
2014-02-16 09:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday issued a clarion call for nations to do to more to combat climate change, calling it "the world's largest weapon of mass destruction". In a keynote speech, one of a series planned in different countries throughout the year, Kerry sought to make both a moral and economic argument for greater urgency in cutting greenhouse gases. He warned that low-lying Asian nations and their rich ecosystems were particularly at peril from rising sea levels. Talking...
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In Indonesia, Kerry urges action on climate change
2014-02-16 08:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is taking his case for action on climate change to Indonesia, where he will urge governments across Asia and beyond to step up efforts to combat the phenomenon. In a speech in Jakarta to be delivered on Sunday, Kerry will argue that the cost of inaction to environments and economies will far outweigh the significant expense of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that trap solar heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the Earth's rising temperatures, according...
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In Indonesia, Kerry Blasts Climate Change Deniers
2014-02-16 08:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials in Jakarta, Kerry laid into climate change skeptics, accusing them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay measures needed to reduce emissions...
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