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The White House's COP 21 goals: less climate idealism, more political realism
2015-12-10 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The United States refusal to make internationally binding its ambitious pollution targets at the Cop21 climate talks in Paris isnt a sign of Barack Obamas lack of political will, but a reflection of the legal limits of his authorities and the political realities of what other nations will commit to doing. Obama has proposed a legally binding agreement applicable to all nations without binding emissions targets. That approach isnt ideal, but its politically and legally achievable and a massive...
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A plea from small islands: more insurance for climate change
2015-12-10 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rising sea levels and tidal waves are washing away coastlines on many of the 196 inhabited islands of the Maldives, and there is no insurance policy to cover the costs. Global leaders are close to the end of two weeks of talks to try to agree an accord to slow climate change. A draft agreement this week showed countries had made progress on some sticking points but remain divided over several core issues before Friday's deadline. A weak deal could lead to a situation where "insurance will be...
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A view of Paris from a hot air balloon: putting pollution on the climate agenda
2015-12-10 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The air quality is officially good, 400ft above Paris in a balloon at rush hour. From that height you can see the ring road and many of the citys 37 bridges blocked with traffic, the commuting trains coming in, and on the first cold day of winter water vapour rising from several power stations as thousands of central heating systems fire up . A yellowish haze has formed on the horizon as air pressure builds, but the pollution from Pariss transport, construction sites and power stations is...
Paris climate summit: a boost for offshore gas?
2015-12-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Many world leaders are considering natural gas as a cleaner alternative to coal as they make plans to phase out fossil fuels, which would provide a boost to the offshore gas market. However, with hazards such as fracking and methane leakage, gas may
VIDEO: UN climate chief on her plans to save the world
2015-12-09 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: Christiana Figueres has a big job. As the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, she is in Paris this week to guide 195 governments as they try to broker a new global agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Figueres, whose father helped to install democracy in Costa Rica and served three terms as the country's president, tells Nature how she ended up working in environmental policy -- and what she hopes to get out of the ongoing climate talks in...
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