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COP21 climate change summit: Obama 'optimistic' about agreement
2015-12-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Obama hopes for "legally binding" mechanism to ensure countries adhere to carbon reduction commitments150 world leaders are trying to reach a global agreement to keep a lid on global warming Chinese president: "Countries should be allowed to seek their own solutions" Be part of CNN's COP21 coverage: We'd like to hear from you on how climate change could affect your local community. Upload your video here or tag #2degrees on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The introductions and formalities...
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Obama: climate change an economic, security imperative
2015-12-01 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change and that he would seek an agreement that would boost economies as well as help the planet's environment. A strong climate pact would send a signal to researchers and investors that change is necessary and will spur energy innovation, Obama said at a news conference at the U.N. global climate summit in Paris. Obama said he expected the United States could uphold its climate commitments...
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Obama Defends Presence at Climate Change Talks While Syria War Rages
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama said on Tuesday that the United States was obligated to undertake climate talks in the midst of a war in Syria because this one trend, climate change, affects all trends. Speaking at a news conference in Paris, where he was attending the climate talks, Mr. Obama said that much of the United States spending on the military and other matters would have to be devoted to dealing with rising sea levels and changing weather patterns if nothing was done to address those challenges. ...
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Nations most at risk of climate change urge lower warming cap
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Leaders from a group of 43 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change called on the first day of U.N. climate talks for a new deal that puts the world on track to limit global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. To achieve that goal - which is tougher than the expected 2 degree Celsius cap at the talks - would require cutting carbon emissions to zero and adopting 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, the nations said. Meeting it would demand much higher ambition at the talks...
Why climate change isn't winning issue US politics
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Facing the prospect of a historic agreement at international climate change talks that formally began Monday in Paris, House majority leader Kevin McCarthy (R) of California had a message: We're not paying for it. The statement that the Republican-led House would block funds for a potential post-Paris climate plan was a clear reminder that little has changed in the American politics of climate change. There are small signs of movement. Most of the 2016 candidates in both parties have said they...
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