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146 Countries Covering 87% Global Emissions Submit Climate Plans Ahead of Paris
2015-10-02 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A total of 146 countries, representing almost 87 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, have submitted their intended national climate action plans to the United Nations. This means that so far more than 75 percent of all member countries to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have responded. This includes all developed countries under the convention and 104 developing countries or almost 70 percent of UNFCCC developing member states. Unprecedented preparation...
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Climate Change: India pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 percent
2015-10-02 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jagran: In its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last night, India announced that it aims at achieving around 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. In the 38-page document, India said that it would need, as per preliminary estimates, around USD 206 billion between 2015 and 2030 for implementing adaptation actions in agriculture, forestry,...
'Not ideal': climate change experts criticize emissions pledges ahead of Paris summit
2015-10-01 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: At least 140 countries have submitted their tentative pledges to limit greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the Paris summit. A quartet of climate research bodies has criticized the pledges saying they're "not ideal." On Thursday, the international environmental organization Climate Action Tracker applauded the emissions pledges made by 140 countries to limit their impact on global warming. According to CAT, the concerted effort could prevent global average temperatures from rising by 3 degrees...
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Climate pledges overshoot 2C target but emissions gap narrowing
2015-10-01 16:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The world is still on track for dangerous levels of temperature rise by 2100, but countries proposed carbon cuts will make a difference. Submissions to a UN climate deal (INDCs) have lowered warming projections to 2.7C from a 3.6C rise on pre-industrial levels if governments took no action, Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said on Thursday. With two months to go until countries aim to strike a global climate pact in Paris, collective commitments do not meet the internationally agreed limit of...
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Australia's Climate Policy Allows for Increased Emissions, Critics Contend
2015-09-02 15:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Abbott government has signed off on detailed rules for its Direct Action climate policy, which experts say will allow big industry to actually increase greenhouse emissions. The so-called safeguards mechanism is supposed to ensure that increased emissions from heavy industry and electricity generators do not undo the reductions bought through the governments $2.5bn scheme. Related: Australia's Direct Action fund may need $1bn more to meet emissions target The environment minister,...
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