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Will Warsaw climate talks point way to new deal?
2013-11-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate envoys from rich countries, emerging economies and low-lying nations at risk of being swamped by rising seas will meet in Poland for the next two weeks to lay the groundwork for a new global warming pact. Though no major decisions are expected at the conference starting Monday in Warsaw's National Stadium, the level of progress could be an indicator of the world's chances of reaching a deal in 2015. That's the new watershed year in the U.N.-led process after a 2009 summit in Copenhagen...
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UN climate talks amid new warnings of dire warming
2013-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: With fewer than 800 days left to agree a new UN pact on global warming, climate negotiators gather in Warsaw next week armed with just the haziest outlines of a deal. Following are the main issues facing the November 11-22 conference: SHAPE OF 2015 ACCORD In 2011, UN members agreed to conclude a new deal by 2015 that would limit global warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Taking effect from 2020, it would bind all countries-- including chief polluters the United States...
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Coal-addicted Poland gears for key UN climate talks
2013-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The UN climate talks opening in Warsaw next week will not be without a touch of irony. The chair of a high-stakes meeting to roll back greenhouse gases is none other than Poland, one of the world's most ardent users and outspoken defenders of coal. Poland's dependence on cheap and plentiful black stuff means it ranks fifth for carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution in the European Union (EU), behind Germany, Britain, Italy and France, whose economies are far bigger. Coal accounts for about 90 percent...
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New climate change findings up pressure on Warsaw talks
2013-11-09 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IRIN: Climatic stressors like recurrent droughts and floods are already causing real damage to livelihoods, eroding people's ability to adapt or improve their lives, says a new series of studies. The authors urged negotiators gathering in Warsaw on 11 November for talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to redouble their efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. They also made a case for building an "institutional home' under the UNFCCC for "loss and damage' caused...
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BANGLADESH: Labour groups insist wage talks on-going
2013-11-08 18:53:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
News that the minimum monthly wage for Bangladeshi garment workers is set to rise by 77% has surprised labour leaders - who say that as far as it they are concerned, discussions are still on-going.
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