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Who pays for change remains key question at the Paris climate talks
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: International negotiators in Paris have been huddled late into the night hashing out the details of a climate change agreement to slow rising global temperatures by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With the nearly 2-week-long United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to end Friday, the issue of finances appears to be one of the biggest sticking points. It relates to who will pick up the costly tab of dealing with the damage already caused by global warming and at least slowing down whatever...
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Beijing Looks Like Climate Horror Movie Right Now
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Beijing's air pollution has engulfed the famous landmarks of the Chinese city in clouds of smog, shut down outdoor activities and prompted the government to issue its first-ever "red alert" for pollution on Monday. Photos of the city look like something out of a climate horror movie. The thick smog, which began rolling in last week, will take an even more apocalyptic turn from Tuesday to Thursday. For three days, the red alert will force the city's 20 million residents to stay home from school,...
Women and climate change injustice: thoughts from the Paris talks
2015-12-10 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Winnie Byanyima, director of Oxfam International I saw my mother working in womens clubs to increase incomes, do childcare, keep girls in school. I was very aware as a little girl that I had to claim rights. It is a life story it only became my job much later. Climate change is an issue of justice. The poorest are the most vulnerable, particularly women. The drudgery of domestic work, of unpaid labour, is getting worse because of climate change. Womens roles are still quite rigid. Devastation...
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Tiny islands have powerful voice in UN climate talks
2015-12-10 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: They barely break the surface of the ocean but in the U.N. talks on how to stop rising seas and other hazards of a warming planet, small island nations have the moral high ground. They are "literally negotiating over their own survival," U.N. Environment Program chief Achim Steiner said. While most countries think of climate change in terms of economic costs, Pacific atolls and remote island groups in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean picture a world map without them on it. Rising seas are...
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Still divided, countries join final push for climate deal
2015-12-10 13:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exhausted global climate negotiators resumed wrestling over the language of an agreement on Thursday morning after talks that dragged through the night failed to bridge gaps between rich and developing countries. French Foreign Minister Lauren Fabius, who is chairing the U.N. conference, said he still planned to issue a penultimate draft on Thursday afternoon with as few disagreements or bracketed passages as possible to pave the way for a last round of revisions. "We will now try to move towards...
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