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President Hollande ratifies Paris climate deal for France
2016-06-15 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, the French leader called on other EU countries to formally join the UN pact Francois Hollande became the first leader of an industrialised nation to ratify the Paris Agreement on Wednesday. In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, the French president signed a law to join the historic UN climate pact. He called on other EU states to follow swiftly. Le décret de promulgation de la loi de ratification de l` #AccordDeParis est officiellement signé par @fhollande...
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France ratifies Paris climate agreement
2016-06-15 12:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Francois Hollande on Wednesday signed a bill formally ratifying the Paris climate agreement reached last December by nearly 200 countries to limit global warming. Hollande urged other European nations to ratify the accord by year-end, saying 17 states that have done so already were not the largest carbon emitters, but were the worst affected by natural disasters attributed to rising temperatures. Led by France in December, some 195 countries reached the agreement, which was then signed...
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Southwest braces for record heat: Is it climate change?
2016-06-15 11:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The National Weather Service has issued an 'excessive heat watch' predicting record-breaking temperatures this weekend in the Southwest, a region already beleaguered by wildfire and drought. Track meets were moved to the evenings to avoid the soaring temperatures. Marching band members ditched their formal hats and uniforms. Forecasters took to the airwaves to warn viewers, especially the elderly and infirm, to stay indoors and stay hydrated. Temperatures soared over 110 degree F., in several...
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Norway pledges to become climate neutral by 2030
2016-06-15 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Norways parliament has approved a radical goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030, two decades earlier than planned. On Tuesday night MPs voted for an accelerated programme of CO2 cuts and carbon trading to offset emissions from sectors such as Norways oil and gas industries, which are unlikely to be phased out in the near future. The minority governments ruling Progress and Conservative parties withdrew their support for the motion at the last minute. But their argument, that ambitious...
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Climate change or not, power-starved India just can't help burning more coal
2016-06-15 08:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: More than a fifth of India's population lacks access to electricity, posing a major development challenge. India's prime minister Narendra Modi has promised to bring affordable access to electricity to all of these people by 2019. While Modi has committed to increasing renewable power generation, India is also increasing coal production. India is the world's third-largest coal producer and its second-largest coal importer. This is increasing the tension between development and India's efforts...
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