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U.S. doubles annual aid for climate adaption to nearly $900 million
2015-12-09 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United States announced plans on Wednesday to double grant funding it provides to help developing countries adapt to climate change to around $860 million a year, a pledge that may help clinch a global climate pact this week. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the new financing pledge during a speech at the U.N. climate conference in Paris, where negotiators from 195 countries are working to reach an agreement by this weekend on curbing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020. "We...
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The radical idea thats gaining momentum at Paris climate talks
2015-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Even as some experts are questioning the extent to which its even possible, more and more voices at the U.N. climate change conference here are standing up for at least trying to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, rather than the more commonly cited 2 degrees C. Its a dizzying goal: The world is already at about 1 degrees Celsius of warming, with about 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and concentrations growing by around two parts...
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Amid GOP jeers from Washington, US diplomats seek progress toward a climate deal
2015-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: U.S. officials labored on two fronts Tuesday to secure an international agreement on climate change, haggling with diplomats over the scope and costs of a proposed accord while fending off fresh attacks from Republican lawmakers who have vowed to torpedo any deal that emerges from the talks. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, in France to lead the U.S. delegation, described broad momentum toward an accord but also warned of sharp differences that would have to be overcome if a deal is to be reached...
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Saudi Arabia accused of trying to wreck Paris climate deal
2015-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Saudi Arabia stood accused on Tuesday of trying to wreck the Paris climate summit in order to protect its future as one of the worlds largest oil producers. As the talks entered the home stretch, developing country negotiators and campaigners became increasingly vocal in their complaints that the kingdom was getting in the way of a deal. They are seeing the writing on the wall, said Wael Hmaidan , director of Climate Action Network, the global campaign group. The world is changing and its...
Russia departs from usual spoiler role at climate talks
2015-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Everyone held their breath when Russia took the microphone. With a draft outcome of a new global climate change agreement on the table, ready to head to the world's ministers to make final high-level political decisions, the stakes Friday were high. If a country were to block it from moving forward, everything could crumble. Indeed, Russian lead negotiator Oleg Shamanov was angry and denounced the United Nations as "discriminatory" for not translating the text into Russian. Vladimir Chuprov,...
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