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As PM signs UN climate treaty, now comes the hard part: respecting it
2016-04-22 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined world leaders Friday to help formally ratify a global treaty on climate change. Putting his signature to the Paris accord was the easy part. The hard part comes next: reducing Canadas greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 per cent over the coming decades. Canada is nowhere near that target -- emissions continue to rise, and a national plan has yet to be worked out. But the prime minister promised his peers hed remain committed to it. Today, with my signature,...
UN Chief Seeks Fast-Paced Ratifications for Climate Change Treaty
2016-04-19 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Over 150 countries are expected to sign the Paris climate change agreement on April 22 but the historic treaty will not come into force until it has been ratified by 55 countries. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has hailed the agreement as "a landmark of international cooperation on one of the world's most complex issues", is hoping for fast-paced ratifications - perhaps before the end of the year so that it will also be considered as one of his lasting political legacies before he steps...
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Countries inking Paris climate treaty to break 34-year UN record
2016-04-08 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A record haul of nations will put pen to paper on the first day a new global warming accord opens for signature, the UN predicts. The 130 expected at its New York headquarters will beat the 119 that signed the Law of the Sea in 1982 in Jamaica, it said in a Thursday statement. The UN did not release a guest list. But major powers, including China, the European Union, India and the United States, have confirmed their presence at the event, which is aimed to spotlight ambitious commitments to...
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Paris climate change treaty to be enshrined in UK law
2016-03-14 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A key Paris climate treaty commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions will be enshrined in UK law, the Government has said. Energy minister Andrea Leadsom told MPs that the Government wanted to capture the momentum of Paris and would seek to commit future governments to the pledge, part of the treaty which was signed by 200 countries in December. The commitment was secured following lobbying by the former Labour leader and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, who had been seeking...
Climate chief expects 80-100 signatures on landmark treaty
2016-03-12 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The official in charge of global climate negotiations says between 80 and 100 countries are expected to sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change reached in Paris in December at a ceremony at U.N. headquarters on April 22. Segolene Royal, French environment minister and newly-appointed president of U.N.-led climate negotiations, said Friday that more than 30 heads of state and government have already said they will attend signing event. She said invitations signed by U.N. Secretary-General...
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