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Indigenous activists take to Seine river to protest axing of rights from Paris climate pact
2015-12-07 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France. The United States, the EU, Australia and other states have pushed for Indigenous rights to be dropped from the binding parts of the agreement out of fear that it could create legal liabilities. Indigenous representatives from North and South America, Indonesia...
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What will his life be like with climate change?
2015-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: How is a warming planet going to shape the life of a baby born in Toronto in December 2015? The Star asked 10 scientists from Canada and the U.S. to describe the ways climate change will redefine life in the 21st century. These stories are based on their educated guesses of best and worst case scenarios, based on the scientific consensus. BIRTH Average global temperatures are 1-degree C higher than pre-industrial times for the first time in 2015 Scientists warn at least 2 degrees C of warming is...
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Amid Paris frenzy Sanders goes even bigger on climate change
2015-12-07 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: Bernie Sanders didnt join the Democratic Senate delegation that just visited the global climate talks in Paris, where the 10 lawmakers tried to publicly reassure other nations that Republicans dont have the political muscle to unwind President Obamas carbon-cutting pledges. But that hardly means the challenger to front-runner Hillary Clinton doesnt want to be heard as the talks to craft an accord head into their final stages this week. Sanders campaign...
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Is climate change behind storm that flooded parts of the UK?
2015-12-07 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The army has been deployed and tens of thousands of homes across Scotland and the north of England are without power after Storm Desmond dumped torrential rain across the area, causing major flooding. Early figures suggest there was a record-breaking downpour of rain as 340 millimetres fell in 24 hours in the Lake District, breaking a record of 316.4mm set in 2009. It`s too soon to know whether the storm can be attributed to climate change, but green groups point out it is just what the UK...
Putin: Russia Won't Block a Climate Deal in Paris
2015-12-07 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Russia has pledged not to stand in the way of a deal at the Paris climate change conference, removing another obstacle to a potential agreement, the Guardian has learned. President Vladimir Putin is understood to have given his personal assurance to Germanys chancellor, Angela Merkel, that his negotiators will not block an agreement that has the backing of other major countries. The final week of negotiations in Paris opened with the French foreign minister and UN secretary general imploring...
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