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Brexit calls EU climate action into question as top MEP quits
2016-06-27 04:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edie: The European Union's plans to reform its broken carbon market have been thrown into turmoil after the British lead MEP on the bill to revise the Emissions Trading System resigned after the UK voted to leave the bloc. Ian Duncan MEP has spearheaded the European Parliament's reform of the Emissions Trading Scheme, the EU's flagship policy to tackle climate change. Photo: Ian Duncan/Flickr Ian Duncan, the only Conservative MEP for Scotland, tendered his resignation just hours after it became apparent...
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India consider umbrella legislation on climate change
2016-06-27 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: India is considering the possibility of bringing an umbrella legislation on climate change to move ahead towards the ratification of the Paris climate agreement-a legacy that the US President Barack Obama wants to leave before his term draws to an end. The Indo-US Joint statement this month after PM Modi's visit to the US also made mention of the shared goal of enabling entry into force of the Paris Agreement as early as possible. It is learnt the PM's Executive Committee on Climate Change...
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Will election see parties reach a consensus on climate, clean energy?
2016-06-27 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Renew Economy: Irrespective of who wins the next election, the 2016-19 parliament will play a key role in shaping Australias long-term climate policy framework, with policymakers likely to work towards a bi-partisan policy framework prior to the conclusion of the Kyoto Protocol in 2020 in order to provide greater policy certainty going into the post-2020 period. While bi-partisanship rarely means agreement on all policy levers, consensus on key structural design factors such as the mechanism itself (ETS or...
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Pacific climate warriors deliver message to PM Turnbull's waterfront mansion
2016-06-26 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Pacific climate warriors deliver message to PM Turnbull's waterfront mansion Australia's Pacific Island community took to Sydney harbour over the weekend to deliver a plea for more action on climate change to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. A convoy of about 40 kayaks led by the 350.org Pacific climate warriors made their way from Blue's Point in the shadow of the Sydney Harbour Bridge past the central business district and the Opera House to Mr Turnbull's waterfront mansion at Point Piper....
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Crib notes: UK climate plans in limbo as Brexit chaos deepens
2016-06-26 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: This weeks top climate politics and policy stories. Sign up to have our Friday briefing and Mondays crib notes sent to your inbox As I sit here today, I believe the flow of foreign direct investment has all but dried up while international businesses wait to see how this is resolved. The words of UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday, two days after the UK voted to quit the European Union. Since then all hell has broken loose. The prime minister says he will leave in October,...
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