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Obama goes to climate summit to show U.S. can back pledges
2015-11-29 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama said Sunday that American leadership was helping make gains in the global fight against climate change, as he tried to reassure world leaders assembling for a historic conference in Paris that the U.S. can deliver on its commitments. Obama was joining more than 150 leaders in Paris for the opening days of a two-week U.N. conference where countries are trying to negotiate an agreement aimed at avoiding a disastrous increase in global temperatures. What makes this gathering...
Climate protesters clash with police as activists defy Paris ban video
2015-11-29 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Hundreds of protesters demonstrate near the Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday despite a ban imposed by the French authorities. Activists clash with riot police who use teargas to try and disperse the crowds. The march, planned for Sunday to coincide with the global climate change talks in the city on Monday, had been cancelled for security reasons in the wake of recent terror attacks in the French capital
Worldwide climate rallies draw tens of thousands
2015-11-29 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Tens of thousands of people have taken part in rallies around the world on Sunday, calling on leaders to halt climate change on the eve of a major conference in Paris. Because of a state of emergency in France imposed after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, many of the rallies are taking place outside the country. But French police and activists clashed in Paris, with riot police firing tear gas to disperse protesters throwing projectiles. Here are some of the rallies that took place on Sunday. ___...
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Peaceful Paris climate gathering descends into clashes with police
2015-11-29 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A day of celebration and hope in Paris disintegrated into rioting and clashes with police on Sunday, after anti-capitalists and anarchists hijacked a peaceful event organised by climate activists earlier in the day. About 200 protesters, some wearing masks, fought with police on a street leading to la place de la République, which has become a gathering place for Parisians since the terror attacks on 13 November that killed 130 people. Witnesses said floral and other tributes were trampled in...
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Global climate march 2015 in pictures
2015-11-29 16:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On the eve of the opening of the UN climate change conference in Paris, campaigners around the world from Melbourne to London are marching to demand action
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