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Saudi Arabia, Germany to ratify UN climate deal in 2016
2016-07-05 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Europe`s top economy and world`s second-largest oil producer signal plans to ratify global pact to limit warming to sub 2C Leaders in Berlin and Riyadh are planning to ratify the UNs new pact to slash greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the year, it was announced today. German chancellor Angela Merkel and influential Saudi Arabian oil minister Khalid al-Falih revealed their intentions at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, an annual gathering of envoys in Berlin. We are entering in a new...
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New research: climate may be more sensitive and situation more dire
2016-07-05 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scientists use a variety of approaches to estimate the Earths climate sensitivity how much the planet will warm as a result of humans increasing greenhouse effect. For decades, the different methods were all in good general agreement that if we double the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, Earths surface temperatures will immediately warm by about 13°C (this is known as the transient climate response). Because it would take decades to centuries for the Earth to reach a new energy...
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Germany pledges support for developing countries at Petersberg climate meeting
2016-07-05 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DW: Germany pledges support for developing countries at Petersberg climate meeting Germany says developing countries need more help to meet the climate change targets agreed to in Paris. The government is presenting a new support initiative at a two-day climate meeting in Berlin. Germany's Environment and Development Ministries on Monday announced plans for an implementation partnership to help poorer countries transform their national climate action plans into concrete strategies. The initiative...
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Science Groups: Congress Must Accept Climate Change
2016-07-05 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Higher Ed: Thirty-one scientific societies last week wrote to members of Congress, urging them to accept that climate change is real. The letter comes at a time when many Republicans in Congress, including members of committees with responsibility for science spending and science policy, dispute the scientific consensus that climate change is happening. "We, as leaders of major scientific organizations, write to remind you of the consensus scientific view of climate change," the letter says. "Observations...
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Climate change: the missing issue of the 2016 campaign
2016-07-05 06:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The race for the White House is failing to grapple with the key issues of the day, especially the urgent need to combat climate change before atmospheric changes become irreversible, a slice of the American electorate believes. As the primary election season turns toward a head-to-head between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, there is increasing anger and frustration over the nature of the contest. A Guardian call-out to online readers in the US asking them to reflect on the race so far was met...
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