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The climate path ahead
2015-12-13 07:08:26| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro 23 years ago, the worlds nations adopted a treaty that pledged, but ultimately failed, to cut the emissions driving global warming. In Paris over the last two weeks, negotiators from around the world met for the 21st time since then in an effort to move from aspiration to action. At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro 23 years ago, the worlds nations adopted a treaty that pledged, but ultimately failed, to cut the emissions driving global warming. In Paris...
Paris climate agreement will lower emissions and usher in end of the fossil fuel era
2015-12-13 07:08:26| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: We now have a climate agreement #COP21 #climatechange pic.twitter.com/ugbrjoF0Td -- Katharina Davis (@KDavisClimate) December 12, 2015 After two weeks of talks and more than two decades of meetings, representatives from 195 nations gathered in Paris on Saturday to celebrate what they called a "historic turning point' in world history: The first-ever universal agreement intended to slow the onset of climate change. The Paris Agreement, which aims to encourage a rapid transition of the global...
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The one word that almost sank the climate talks
2015-12-13 07:08:26| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: After years of preparation and two weeks of tireless negotiations, after all the speeches and backroom compromising, one misplaced word brought the momentum toward a historic global deal on climate change to a halt Saturday for at least a few hours. Obama administration lawyers discovered early in the day that the latest draft text had a potentially deal-killing tweak: Deep into the document, in Article 4, was a line declaring that wealthier countries "shall" set economy-wide targets for cutting...
Paris climate deal is 'best chance to save planet'
2015-12-13 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US President Barack Obama has said. He said it could be a "turning point" for the world to take on the challenge of a low-carbon future. China, the world's biggest polluter, also hailed the deal. But some campaigners said it did not go far enough to protect the planet. The Paris pact aims to curb global warming to less than 2C (3.6F) Nearly 200 countries took part in tense negotiations in the...
Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure
2015-12-13 02:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After the stomping and cheering died down, and the hugs and toasts ended, a question hung in the air as the climate conference came to a close: What does the new deal really mean for the future of the Earth? Scientists who closely monitored the talks here said it was not the agreement that humanity really needed. By itself, it will not save the planet. The great ice sheets remain imperiled, the oceans are still rising, forests and reefs are under stress, people are dying by tens of thousands...
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