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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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Obama says parts of climate deal must be legally binding
2015-12-01 14:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Parts of a global climate agreement being hammered out in Paris should be legally binding, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. The declaration was a boost to climate negotiators seeking a tough accord and a challenge to Republican senators, many of whom dont believe that global warming is real. Whether or not to make the climate accord legally binding is a major sticking point at the two-week talks in Paris, which aim to get all countries to agree to cut emissions that scientists say are warming...
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Obama urges world action on climate change: No nation 'immune' to global warming
2015-11-30 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama joined leaders from 150 nations on Monday in pledging action against climate change, kicking off a historic two-week gathering that Obama called a turning point in the battle against one of humanitys gravest threats. Heads of state from industrial powers and tiny island nations assembled in a heavily guarded conference center north of Paris, where negotiators hope to forge a treaty to dramatically reduce emissions of greenhouse-gas pollution blamed for warming the planet. Obama,...
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Obama Speaks at Climate Talks in Paris
2015-11-30 15:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The president said Monday that "the growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other.
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