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Obama speaks to France's Hollande about Paris climate talks progress
2015-12-10 21:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande spoke by phone on Thursday to discuss progress in international climate change talks taking place in Paris, the White House said. "President Obama and President Hollande reviewed the progress that has been made and underscored their firm commitment to work together to reach an ambitious and durable climate change agreement," the White House said in a statement.
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Activists to defy protest ban giant civil disobedience end Paris climate talks
2015-12-10 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As negotiators try to finalize a UN climate pact being hailed as dangerously insufficient, a network of groups will express their outrage and pledge continuing action in the new year with massive civil disobedience at an iconic French site. Organizers hope to send a message that leaders should not try to claim the agreement is a success - with industrialized countries refusing to commit to a fair share of emissions reductions, putting the world on a path toward a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming....
Dow Chemical, DuPoint In Advanced Merger Talks; Upcoming Oil, Gas M&A Action 'Old News'
2015-12-10 15:31:24| Chemicals - Topix.net
Stocks in the United States were rallying earlier Wednesday, as Dow Chemical Co is in its advanced stages of merger talks with E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co . In what may be the largest deal in the chemicals industry, the transaction would create the world's second-largest chemical company behind BASF SE , as well as the largest pesticide and seed company, surpassing Monsanto Company .
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Delegates at climate talks focus on saving the world's forests
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The climate deal being negotiated here is meant to begin a transformation of the worlds energy systems, but it has another goal that has received far less attention: a sweeping effort to save the worlds forests. Dozens of countries put forests at the center of the plans they submitted ahead of the conference, near Paris. As the talks began, more than 60 heads of state emphasized their commitment to forest conservation. If a deal is reached this week and the plans go into effect in 2020, these...
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Who pays for change remains key question at the Paris climate talks
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: International negotiators in Paris have been huddled late into the night hashing out the details of a climate change agreement to slow rising global temperatures by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With the nearly 2-week-long United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to end Friday, the issue of finances appears to be one of the biggest sticking points. It relates to who will pick up the costly tab of dealing with the damage already caused by global warming and at least slowing down whatever...
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