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Conflict Makes Nations Vulnerable to Climate Impacts
2015-11-22 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Syria, Libya and Yemen are among the countries whose ability to withstand climate change shocks and stresses has deteriorated most in the past five years, suggesting conflict makes people more vulnerable to climate impacts, researchers said. The University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) uses 46 indicators to measure climate change risks to 180 countries and how ready they are to accept investment that could help them cope with more extreme weather and rising seas. The main...
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May says text climate change treaty 'weak in about 100 different parts'
2015-11-22 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CTV: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is warning that a global climate change treaty, to be finalized at a major international summit in Paris next month, is "weak" in about 100 areas. May told CTVs Question Period that she is worried about the deal. Im nervous about the fate of the treaty and about the text that needs to be resolved, which right now is weak in about a 100 different parts that we have to try to put together, said May. Particularly critical for May is Article 17 of the draft...
Heads of state confirm Paris climate talks attendance
2015-11-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heads of state invited to climate talks in Paris starting on Nov. 30 have confirmed they will attend even after the Nov. 13 attacks by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people, a French presidency source said. "None of the heads of state or government has cancelled," the source told Reuters, adding that 138 leaders were expected on the opening day of the U.N. Climate Change conference that runs until Dec. 11. World leaders will discuss plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prevent...
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Alberta set to unveil climate change policy
2015-11-22 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Alberta is set to unveil its long-awaited climate change policy today. The announcement comes 24 hours before Premier Rachel Notley is scheduled to discuss the plan with the federal government in Ottawa and days before she heads to Paris for an international meeting on the issue. Notley has signalled some of the broad outlines the plan is expected to include. The policy, dubbed "Alberta's Climate Leadership Plan," will likely include a price on carbon. Alberta already charges $30 a tonne...
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Heads of state confirm Paris climate talks attendance: source
2015-11-22 08:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heads of state invited to climate talks in Paris starting on Nov. 30 have confirmed they will attend even after the Nov. 13 attacks by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people, a French presidency source said. "None of the heads of state or government has canceled," the source told Reuters, adding that 138 leaders were expected on the opening day of the U.N. Climate Change conference that runs until Dec. 11. World leaders will discuss plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prevent...
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