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Climate change 'won't stop at the Pacific Islands'-Merkel
2014-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has added to international calls on Australia to reveal its plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, telling an audience in Sydney that climate change "won't stop at the Pacific Islands". In a speech that ranged from human rights to the need to stand against Russian aggression in Ukraine, the German leader said it was important for countries such as Germany and Australia to pool their efforts to promote free trade and curb the spread of Ebola. It was also...
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White House turns climate change spotlight to US cities, towns
2014-11-17 12:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: After announcing a major deal with China to curb emissions and a $3 billion pledge into a fund to help poor countries fight climate change last week, the Obama administration will turn its focus to American towns and cities to help them adapt to the impacts of global warming. On Monday, a task force of eight governors, 16 mayors and two tribal leaders will meet with Vice President Joe Biden and senior White House officials to present recommendations on how they can help local communities deal...
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The Caribbeans case on the impact of climate change is among the most pressing in the world
2014-11-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Stabroek News: In a few weeks time in Lima, Peru, the twentieth session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place. The meeting from December 1-12, will bring together governments and other interested parties to try to agree the draft text of a new and legally binding agreement that it is hoped will be signed by government leaders in Paris in December 2015. From the overwhelming body of scientific evidence now available, the Caribbean has every reason to be deeply engaged and...
Abbott shirt-fronted by climate change reality
2014-11-16 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Brisbane Times: In the end, Tony Abbott was the one shirt-fronted at the G20 summit, not by the cunning Vladimir Putin or even the charismatic Barack Obama, but by reality. The growth pact sealed after two days of public and private power plays is truly remarkable, but much of the lustre was lost by the perception of a leader and a government in denial on the scale of the climate change challenge. Make no mistake. The growth agreement is historic on two counts: the first time the world's richest economies...
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G20 leaders force Australia back down climate change language
2014-11-16 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: World leaders have forced Australia to include stronger language on climate change in the G20 communique, but Tony Abbott told the summit that as the leader of a major coal producer he would be standing up for coal. The references demanded by other leaders, including the US president, Barack Obama, were reluctantly accepted by Australia at the last minute. They included a call for contributions to the international green climate fund that the prime minister has previously derided and for the...
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