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Climate Activists Gather in Paris to Protest Outcome of Conference
2015-12-12 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Several thousand climate activists from across Europe and many from farther afield gathered peacefully near the Arc de Triomphe on Saturday to protest the outcome of the COP 21 climate conference about 12 miles away. The demonstration was an official exception to a ban on public gatherings across France after the Paris terrorist attacks in November. Even as the delegates at the official conference center were announcing a final draft of an agreement and applauding their achievement, the crowds...
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Paris climate change deal: Protesters mark red lines symbolise lines they don't want negotiators to cross
2015-12-12 17:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Thousands of protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday for what was dubbed a 'red line protest', while in the suburbs of the French capital a draft climate deal was announced. Groups of climate activists at the demonstration carried giant red banners to symbolise 'the red lines' that they don't want negotiators to cross in trying to reach an international accord to fight global warming. Activists called attention to populations threatened by melting glaciers, rising seas and expanding...
Paris climate change agreement: proposed deal at a glance
2015-12-12 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The final text of the climate change draft agreement has been released - but what does it all mean? Here are the key elements of the divisive proposed deal, which has been both hailed as "the end of the fossil fuel era" and condemned as a disaster since the final draft was released on Saturday afternoon. 1. A long-term goal to limit global warming to 2C, or 1.5C if possible The agreement aims to limit the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels...
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Success in Paris! Historic Global Climate Agreement Has Been Reached in Paris
2015-12-12 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Paris agreement on climate change has been reached, although not yet voted upon as of this writing, in Paris at COP21. This document offers hope for a world that has long awaited a global agreement to address climate change. Success in Paris can largely be credited to the visionary Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which allows each country to negotiate its own commitments within the context of their own political realities. In the U.S., for example, our Senate would not...
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World awaits historic climate agreement in Paris
2015-12-12 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Flanked by French President François Hollande and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon, Fabius said to loud applause that the deal seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, if possible. "The agreement is the most balanced one possible," Fabius told heads of delegations at the end of two weeks of marathon discussions. "It allows each delegation to return to their home country with their heads held high". Another major debate has been over a promise that developed nations should provide $100 billion...
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