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Republicans make presence felt at climate talks by ignoring them
2015-12-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: More than 40,000 people are attending the climate talks, including scientists, activists, people living on the front lines of global warming and the negotiators for the 195 nations represented. One group is noticeably missing, however: Republicans. Except for Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, no prominent Republican has participated in the events in this Paris suburb. No Republican attended a meeting of 400 mayors in Paris last Friday, convened by Michael R. Bloomberg, the...
Climate talks turn to South African indaba process to unlock deal
2015-12-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate negotiators in Paris have turned to a traditional South African consultation process in a quest for common ground among the nearly 200 nations seeking a global deal to curb rising temperatures. South Africa's Zulu and Xhosa communities have long used the indaba, a gathering of community leaders summoned by the chief, to resolve important issues, said Brian Mantlana, an official with the South African delegation in Paris. Although only principal elders and headmen are at the table in...
Paris climate talks: Coming down to the wire with key issues still unresolved
2015-12-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attempted to nudge negotiations closer to a final agreement on fighting global warming Thursday, proposing compromises on some key issues at the United Nations Climate Change Conference while pushing countries to cut deals on remaining disputes. "We must do this, and we can do this," Fabius, who is leading the talks, told delegates. The latest draft of a potential agreement represents an attempt by Fabius to synthesize the positions of nearly 200 countries....
'Very difficult' issues dog climate talks: Kerry
2015-12-11 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: World powers must still make tough decisions to agree a global climate pact that will head off the threat of global warming, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. "We had a very constructive meeting. We made a lot of progress," he said, after talks with summit host, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. "Progress made last night, a long night, but there's still a couple of very difficult issues we're working on." Kerry would not be drawn on which issues in particular had become...
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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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