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Technology that could disrupt the course of climate change
2015-12-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: When President Obama spoke at a news conference at the end of his two-day appearance at the COP21 climate conference in Paris, he stressed the need to seek innovative solutions to combat climate change. "I actually think we're going to solve this thing," he said. "We have to push away fear and have confidence that human innovation, our values, our judgment, our solidarity, it will win out." Many experts believe seeking innovative solutions is key to making a dent in carbon emissions and ensuring...
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Ted Cruz listed as only climate policy 'hero' Koch brothers-backed group
2015-12-02 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A conservative group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and their wealthy allies boasts a scorecard on its website that rates the presidential candidates based on their opposition to policies meant to tackle climate change, such as EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a renewable fuels standard, and a tax credit that benefits wind energy. Texas senator Ted Cruz scored the highest rating on the American Energy Alliance site, which labelled him a hero due in part to his opposition...
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Paris climate talks: Indian officials accuse OECD of exaggerating climate aid
2015-12-02 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A row has broken out at the Paris climate talks as Indian officials accused one of the worlds leading thinktanks of exaggerating the amount of money given to poor countries to help them cope with global warming. In a recent report, the OECD said that developed countries had mobilised $57bn of climate aid in 2013-14. But a paper published last week by the Indian ministry of economic affairs said the OECD - known as the rich mans club because it is funded by the worlds 23 richest countries...
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Paris climate talks: Poorest countries are putting richest to shame
2015-12-02 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There were never more global leaders under one roof than here in Paris at the global climate negotiations on Monday. And they all talked about leadership, about fixing climate change, about not leaving an uninhabitable planet for our children. Many spoke powerful words. The French president, François Hollande, rightly called coal, oil and gas the energies of the past (he forgot nuclear). And many talked about how renewables are the future. When Greenpeace started talking about the carbon...
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#COP21 survey: Most of the public unaware and pessimistic about UN climate talks
2015-12-02 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new public survey by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found that the majority of the UK public (67%) is unaware that UN climate change talks are taking place in Paris this month. Once all survey participants were made aware of the UN summit, there was also pessimism about the potential for a climate deal to be reached ? with just 19% saying they were confident a deal will be agreed, compared with 64% who said they were not confident it could be reached. According to the poll, the...
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