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China, US join record United Nations signing of Paris climate deal
2016-04-24 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Leonardo DiCaprio addressed world leaders on climate change at the United Nations "High-Level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement" on Friday, the day before Earth Day. China, the world's top carbon emitter, will ratify the Paris deal by September, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said yesterday. The signing sets a record for the number of countries signing an agreement on the first available day, according to the Associated Press. But world leaders made clear more action is needed, and quickly,...
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Is divesting from fossil fuels best tactic tackling climate change?
2016-04-24 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Its April; your taxes are filed (hopefully); the cherry blossoms are out (hopefully), and Earth Day has rolled around once more. And in what is becoming yet another April ritual, on a growing number of college campuses, students are staging protests demanding that their institutions divest themselves of any holdings in companies involved in fossil fuel exploration or production coal, crude oil or natural gas. Its all in the spirit of Earth Day. It certainly draws attention to the issue, which...
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How climate change could rob Pennsylvania of 2 state symbols
2016-04-24 04:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Call: A branch of a healthy hemlock tree that has not yet been infested by the hemlock wooly adelgid, a voracious insect that is threatening eastern hemlock trees in Pennsylvania. The hemlock in the state's official tree. A branch of a healthy hemlock tree that has not yet been infested by the hemlock wooly adelgid, a voracious insect that is threatening eastern hemlock trees in Pennsylvania. The hemlock in the state's official tree. The warm winter Pennsylvanians enjoyed could be a harbinger of...
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175 countries sign climate agreement in NY
2016-04-24 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: French President Francois Hollande was the first to sign the agreement which will enter into force once 55 countries representing at least 55% of global emissions have formally joined it. Although the deal is expected to take place in 2020, it seems it will be enforced faster than anticipated. Under the agreement, countries set their own targets for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett signed the agreement at a ceremony at the...
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Tribes have up close perspective on climate change
2016-04-24 01:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: QUINAULT tribal members can attest to the urgency of climate change from an up-close and personal perspective. Were being forced to relocate part of our village of Taholah on the Washington coast. Ocean encroachment, increasingly severe storm surges and flooding are forcing more than 1,000 of our people to permanently move to higher ground. Tribes are not primary contributors to weather changes. Blame it on industrial smoke stacks, thousands of cars that clog the freeways and exploiters who destroy...
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