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Paris talks overlooking immediate threats, say climate change activists video
2015-12-12 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change activists express their disappointment on Saturday at the final draft of the COP21 climate deal saying that it was too little, too late. Guillaume Durin, an activist from French environmental collective Alternatiba,says people are already affected by climate change and that the agreement is a way of delaying meaningful action
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Climate talks move into overtime to deal with a few tough issues
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Climate change talks have gone into the final stretch, and despite early optimism about completing a global accord early, it now seems the negotiations will need a pair of elastic pants. For the second night in a row, diplomats jousted over phrases well past midnight, this time over a shortened but still-contentious 27-page draft text. By morning, all was quiet in the normally bustling halls as countries met in small groups so they could consult with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius later...
Hollande on climate talks: a decisive agreement for our planet is here video
2015-12-12 14:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: François Hollande, Frances president speaks to the assembled delegation in Paris for the COP 21 climate change talks. Hollande says the ultimate question is whether delegations want a global agreement on climate change. Hollande says the deal, if agreed upon, would be a major leap forward for mankind. He adds that delegates have the opportunity to change the world and asks them to support the agreement
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James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'
2015-12-12 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes. Its a fraud really, a fake, he says, rubbing his head. Its just bullshit for them to say: Well have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years. Its just worthless words....
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'The world is counting on Paris climate talks', says Fabius video
2015-12-12 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, outlines the final draft agreement of the international accord on global warming at the COP21 in Paris. The draft was produced late on Friday night and Fabius says the accord is historic, urging all delegation present to support the bill.The motion seeks to restrict global warming to 2C with the goal of bringing this down to 1.5C, in order to protect nation struggling with the effects of global warming and enable sustainable development world-wide
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