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Pressure on Greece as IMF ends talks
2015-06-11 19:29:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Greece's international creditors raise the pressure on Alexis Tsipras's government, as IMF negotiators leave talks in Brussels citing "major differences".
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U.N.: Pope encyclical may have 'major impact' on climate talks
2015-06-11 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany Pope Francis is likely to have a major impact in spurring U.N. negotiations on global warming with an encyclical on the environment next week, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Thursday. "Pope Francis is personally committed to this issue like no other pope before him," Christiana Figueres told a news conference at June 1-11 talks on a deal to combat climate change due to be agreed in Paris in December. The encyclical, a letter sent to bishops, due next Thursday would add a moral dimension...
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UN climate talks inch forward, putting off tough decisions
2015-06-11 18:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Two weeks of U.N. climate talks ended Thursday with negotiators trimming a draft global climate pact but leaving core sticking points to be untangled later, before a December summit in Paris where the landmark agreement is to be adopted. Frustrated by the slow pace of the climate talks, some negotiators and observers called the Bonn meeting a squandered opportunity to capture the momentum of a declaration this week by seven world leaders including President Barack Obama endorsing a long-term goal...
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Small Victories at Bonn Climate Talks
2015-06-11 17:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: As climate talks wind down in Bonn, Germany, observers of the negotiations say that despite some progress on a draft text, key issues remain unresolved and will carry over at least until the next round in August. These pending items include the legal form of the final treaty, how to fairly distribute emission reduction commitments, and also how to generate sufficient public finance for adaptation to climate change. Athena Ballesteros, director of the Finance Center, World Resources Institute,...
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UN resolves forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: One of the key elements for a global climate deal was unexpectedly resolved in Bonn on Tuesday, with governments signing off on plans for a UN-backed forest protection scheme. Envoys told RTCC of their surprise at the agreement, which will see the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme form part of a Paris pact in December. It was successful we all got a little of what we wanted, said Ghana negotiator Yaw Osafo, who represented the Africa group at...
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