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Current climate commitments would increase global temperature around 3° C
2015-10-27 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A JRC assessment shows that current climate commitments submitted by 155 countries for COP21 would increase global temperature around 3 C. 155 countries representing around 90% of global emissions have submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) on climate policy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in preparation of the new climate negotiations to be held in December in Paris. JRC's assessment of these initial proposals concludes that,...
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The Impact Of Climate Change Is Even Worse Than You Realize
2015-10-27 19:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Refinery29: A breathtaking new video shows one stark reality of climate change: A huge portion of Greenland is literally melting away. The New York Times deployed a drone to capture the devastating effects of rising temperatures on the northern Atlantic nation. The drone's cameras rolled as it flew above part of Greenland's melting ice sheet. Scientists are using the footage to document and better understand just how quickly Greenland is melting. The result? Sweeping aerial views of deep blue rivers and...
France warns thorny issues unresolved as climate summit nears
2015-10-27 17:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Delegates to a climate summit in December remain divided over fundamental issues including a framework for measuring carbon emissions, the envoy of the host nation said on Tuesday, though she believes a deal to cut global warming will be signed. Representatives from almost 200 countries will meet in Paris from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, tasked with reaching an accord to keep temperatures below a ceiling of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. A similar summit six years ago...
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Prince Charles warns financial sector of climate risk
2015-10-27 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Climate change is becoming a growing source of risk to the financial community, the Prince of Wales said on Tuesday. Investors must consider whether to scrap fossil fuel holdings and bet on lower-carbon alternatives to reduces future losses, he said in a recorded video address to a London event. Charities continued investment in high carbon assets may represent a significant conflict to their overall missions and objectives, he added. As world leaders prepare to strike a global warming...
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As legal onslaught begins, EPA tells states how to buy time on climate rule
2015-10-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: As expected, the publication of the final Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register on Friday brought on a swarm of lawsuits from opponents of the U.S. EPA rule. On Friday morning, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton jointly announced a 24-state lawsuit challenging EPA's rule. Later that day, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced their states are also challenging the rule, meaning that...
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