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Climate denial's ugly side: Hate mail to scientists
2015-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: As delegates from 195 countries work diligently in Paris to hash out an international deal to tackle climate change, their work relies on the huge consensus of climate science that shows the world is headed for a dangerous future if greenhouse gas emissions are not curtailed. But back home in the United States, historically the biggest carbon emitter of all, climate science gets a much rockier reception. In fact, climate scientists find themselves and their work regularly under attack. Not only...
Final draft of climate deal agreement unveiled in Paris
2015-12-12 14:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: After years of buildup and weeks of negotiations, diplomats issued a final draft of a climate change agreement Saturday that the French foreign minister described as "fair ... and legally binding." If adopted, the agreement would set an ambitious goal of halting average warming at no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures -- and of striving for a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible. World leaders hailed the draft as a milestone in the battle...
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Nations on the Brink of Landmark Climate Accord in Paris
2015-12-12 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Representatives of 195 countries faced the prospect on Saturday of turning the final draft of a landmark climate accord into a legal document that would, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering greenhouse gas emissions as a way to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change. Delegates who have been negotiating intensely in this Paris suburb for two weeks were presented with the final draft of the document Saturday afternoon, after a tense morning when the text was...
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Protesters mark red lines in Paris climate demo video
2015-12-12 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of protesters gather 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 dont want negotiators to cross in trying to reach an international accord to fight global warming
Hollande on climate talks: a decisive agreement for our planet is here video
2015-12-12 14:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: François Hollande, Frances president speaks to the assembled delegation in Paris for the COP 21 climate change talks. Hollande says the ultimate question is whether delegations want a global agreement on climate change. Hollande says the deal, if agreed upon, would be a major leap forward for mankind. He adds that delegates have the opportunity to change the world and asks them to support the agreement
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