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Paris accord is a big win for Obama, even as climate dangers still loom
2015-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: On an unseasonably mild December day in Washington, President Obama had reason to bask in the sun. Across the Atlantic, international climate negotiators completed an agreement that owed much of its success to the willingness of the U.S. president to take on both congressional Republicans and fossil-fuel-industry executives on an issue that consistently ranks among the lowest priorities for American voters. Although the international agreement reached in Paris on Saturday still leaves the world...
Obama: Paris climate pact can be a turning point for the world
2015-12-14 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama is celebrating victory in getting an international climate accord Saturday, saying it will help stop some of the worst effects of climate change from occurring. In a Saturday evening address at the White House, Obama took significant credit for the United States leading role in the the process toward the agreement. Today, the American people can be proud, because this historic agreement is a tribute to American leadership, he said, highlighting both the domestic climate actions...
Obama: The world 'met the moment' in reaching climate change deal
2015-12-13 00:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama is portraying the global warming pact reached in Paris on Saturday as the strong agreement the world needed to confront a threat to the people of all nations. Obama, speaking from the White House, said the leaders from nearly 200 nations working in Paris "met the moment" in agreeing to what is being described as the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. He said the world can be more confident this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation....
Paris accord big win for Obama, climate dangers still loom
2015-12-12 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: On this unseasonably mild December Saturday in Washington, President Barack Obama had reason to bask in the sun. Across the Atlantic, international climate negotiators in Paris were poised to approve an agreement that owed much of its success to the willingness of the U.S. president to take on congressional Republicans and fossil-fuel-industry executives on an issue that consistently ranks among the lowest priorities for American voters. Though the international agreement still leaves the world...
Obama says Paris deal 'best chance to save planet'
2015-12-12 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: US President Barack Obama has hailed the landmark climate accord reached in Paris as strong and historic, calling it the best chance to save the planet from the effects of global climate change. "Today the American people can be proud because this historic agreement is a tribute to American leadership. Over the past seven years, we've transformed the United States into the global leader in fighting climate change," Obama said on Saturday.Read more: Will the climate deal be enough to save the planet?He...
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