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Climate Pact Sees Forest for the Trees
2015-12-11 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Even as climate negotiators labored Friday to finalize a pact to slow global warming, it was becoming clear that any new agreement would also help protect forests. A 27-page draft of a planned United Nations climate deal released late Thursday contained a subsection dedicated to the strategic role that forests and jungles could play as countries seek to reduce their impacts on the climate. Nations should "conserve and enhance' greenhouse gas "sinks and reservoirs,' Thursday's draft stated....
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Climate deal 'within reach' at Paris summit
2015-12-11 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Climate negotiators in Paris are aiming to seal a landmark accord that will transform the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming. After four years of UN talks often pitting the interests of rich nations against poor, island states against rising economic powerhouses, Laurent Fabius, French foreign minister, is expected to unveil the latest text of a climate deal on Saturday. He hopes to secure a sweeping agreement to curb rising greenhouse gas...
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Climate change deal: India emerges key player Paris talks
2015-12-11 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Express: India has emerged as key player in the negotiations for a crucial climate change deal in Paris that has entered the final phase, according to a media report. India hit back at developed countries that have been accusing it of refusing to yield ground on emissions and funding, saying they were not showing flexibility and posing roadblocks for a comprehensive climate deal, deadline for which was extended by a day yesterday. With just hours remaining before negotiators hopes to close a deal addressing...
Final climate text expected within hours
2015-12-11 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The latest news related to the U.N. climate conference outside Paris. All times local: 5:20 a.m. A French official says the final text of an international accord against global warming should be released a couple of hours later than hoped, though negotiators say they are getting close to a deal. The official said early Saturday that Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius aims to present a final draft at 11:30 a.m. (1030GMT). The original deadline had been Friday, then Fabius said he was aiming for 9...
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Eiffel Tower lights up 'no plan B' warning for Paris climate talks
2015-12-11 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Eiffel Tower lights up on Friday night with messages of encouragement and caution as the COP21 global climate talks are drawn out past the original Friday deadline. Messages urged negotiators to decarbonise, keep global warming below 1.5 degrees and warned that there is no plan B
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