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Aviation emissions deal expected next year, no matter outcome of Paris talks: industry official
2015-12-10 14:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A deal on limiting carbon dioxide emissions from aviation will likely be reached next year, no matter the outcome of this week's climate change talks in Paris, a senior official from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. The aviation industry is not covered by the United Nations climate talks currently being held in Paris because it is organized under a separate U.N. body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The latest draft of the climate change...
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Women and climate change injustice: thoughts from the Paris talks
2015-12-10 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Winnie Byanyima, director of Oxfam International I saw my mother working in womens clubs to increase incomes, do childcare, keep girls in school. I was very aware as a little girl that I had to claim rights. It is a life story it only became my job much later. Climate change is an issue of justice. The poorest are the most vulnerable, particularly women. The drudgery of domestic work, of unpaid labour, is getting worse because of climate change. Womens roles are still quite rigid. Devastation...
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Tiny islands have powerful voice in UN climate talks
2015-12-10 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: They barely break the surface of the ocean but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground. They are "literally negotiating over their own survival," U.N. Environment Program chief Achim Steiner said. While most countries think of climate change in terms of economic costs, Pacific atolls and remote island groups in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean picture a world map without them on it. Rising seas are...
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Dow and DuPont are in advanced talks to merge: reports
2015-12-09 17:50:33| Canadian Plastics Headlines
A deal could be announced in coming days, the reports say. Together, the companies are worth nearly US$120 billion. The post Dow and DuPont are in advanced talks to merge: reports appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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Paris talks: US pledges to double aid to climate-hit countries
2015-12-09 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US has promised to double to $861m aid to countries on the frontline of climate change in the final push to reach an agreement to avoid dangerous global warming at crucial UN talks in Paris. As the negotiations moved into their critical final phase, the White House said the US would deepen its commitment to help low-lying and poor countries that are already threatened by rising seas and powerful storms. The additional aid, announced by John Kerry, the secretary of state, came as part of...
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