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Interfaith 'climate pilgrims' hand petition to UN ahead of COP21
2015-11-28 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Hundreds of people from around the world gathered in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Saturday to give a "climate justice" petition signed by over a million to the UN climate chief ahead of the COP21 conference. The so-called climate pilgrims included Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Protestants -- representing the world's major religions and their call for action to save the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change. The petition signed by 1,780,528 citizens worldwide was...
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Rachel Notley will sell a 'different' Alberta at climate change talks
2015-11-28 19:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Premier Rachel Notley says she's heading to climate change talks in Paris to show the world it`s dealing with a new Alberta. "I think it's just very, very important for people to see that they're dealing with a different thing now in Alberta, and hopefully they'll view our efforts to engage in international trade more positively as a result," she said. One focus at the conference will be selling Alberta's new climate change plan in meetings with stakeholders and governments, focusing on buy-in...
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Obama to Paris for climate summit amid global terror concerns, GOP vow to pull deal money
2015-11-28 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: President Obama arrives Sunday in Paris to finalize a global climate-change pact that if completed would be a legacy-defining part of his presidency. But he awaits challenges at home and abroad, including questions about who will pay for the changes and whether terrorism is a more imminent concern. On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans suggested last week that the GOP-led chamber must approve the Paris deal, or it will withhold billions that the U.S. has pledged, as part of the pact, to help poor...
Nations pledge climate action, obstacles remain to summit: France
2015-11-28 19:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost all governments have outlined plans for fighting global warming beyond 2020 in a positive sign for resolving a string of obstacles at a U.N. climate summit starting on Monday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday. So far this year, 183 of 195 nations have issued long-term plans for tackling climate change, meant as building blocks for a Paris accord, with a flurry of more than a dozen in the past week including from South Sudan, Kuwait, Yemen and Cuba. "This is radically...
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Latin American leadership: critical to securing a Paris climate pact
2015-11-28 18:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: This week an unprecedented number of Latin American leaders will travel to Paris for the United Nations climate change talks. Alongside an estimated 120 heads of state, presidents from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru will lend their support to the creation of a new global agreement on climate change. Some Latin American presidents are very aware that a strong global deal is critical for their countrys future as uncontrolled global emissions could lead to dangerously high...
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