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Rare optimism ahead of climate talks in Lima
2014-11-29 06:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Energized by new targets set by China and the United States, the world's top climate polluters, U.N. global warming talks resume Monday with unusual optimism despite evidence that human-generated climate change is already happening and bound to get worse. Negotiators from more than 190 countries will meet in the Peruvian capital for two weeks to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris. Getting all countries aboard will be a crucial test for the...
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Africa hopes Lima meeting will re-energize climate talks
2014-11-27 18:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: At the upcoming UN climate change meeting in Lima (COP 20), African groups are hoping that progress can be made towards the goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions. COP 20 - the acronym for the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - begins in Lima, Peru, on December 1, 2014. It is seen by environmental experts as a crucial springboard to COP 21 in Paris a year later, where it is hoped a binding and universal agreement on limiting the effects...
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What's At Stake in Lima Climate Talks
2014-11-27 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: It's nearly time for a reboot on global climate action. The Kyoto Protocol of 2008 through 2012 succeeded in introducing the world to the concept of coordinated climate action. Aside from creating a weak European carbon market, however, it did little to actually ratchet greenhouse gas levels. Nations that met their obligations under the protocol did so with the help of economic downturns. The U.S. never ratified the pact. Canada eventually withdrew, avoiding repercussions for the climate-changing...
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Greg Johnson talks about Wright Runstad's one big miss: PacMed tower
2014-11-27 00:55:27| IT Services - Topix.net
In its 42 years, the only project that Wright Runstad has had a default of any kind on what the Pacific Medical Center building. Wright Runstad had to give up its stake in what is today called Pacific Tower after Amazon.com moved out of the building.
EE owners confirm takeover talks with BT
2014-11-26 10:55:46| Telecom - Topix.net
EE's German and French owners confirmed on Wednesday they were in talks to sell Britain's biggest mobile network operator to BT as part of a wider review of its options. Fixed lone operator BT said on Monday it was in talks with both Telefonica's O2 and a rival operator about buying a mobile business.
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