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Efforts to combat climate change rise in China as public awareness drops
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: As Chinese officials are gearing up for the next round of international climate change negotiations in Paris next month, a new survey has found fewer people in the country are concerned about global warming. The survey, issued yesterday by Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Pew Research Center, shows that 18 percent of respondents in China say climate change is a "very serious problem," much lower than the global average of 54 percent. Similarly, while 40 percent of people around the world are...
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China promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this month's Paris meeting, the world's biggest source of climate-changing gases has yet to accept binding limits. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean up its smog-choked cities and curb surging demand for imported oil and gas. That contributed last year to a surprise fall in coal...
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French president hopes boost Paris climate summit during China visit
2015-11-02 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: French president François Hollande hopes to use a state visit to China to boost difficult climate negotiations, a month before a UN conference in Paris aimed at slowing global warming. China, the most populous country and the biggest emitter of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the world, has promised it will try to cap its rising emissions before 2030 as part of its national pledge ahead of the Paris conference. Hollande says he intends to launch a bilateral appeal with Chinese President...
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France, China agree on climate change checks
2015-11-02 01:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: China and France agreed Monday that an international deal to tackle climate change to be negotiated in Paris should include checks on compliance, in what visiting French President Francois Hollande called a "historic" step forward. The Paris conference will be attended by at least 80 world leaders including China's President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama. It seeks to unite all the world's nations in a single agreement on tackling climate change, with the goal of capping warming at...
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Climate change: Common ground between China and the U.S
2015-10-01 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KVUE: Though Washington and Beijing have their differences over issues including the South China Sea and cyber security, for the most part Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama have similar climate goals. In a joint statement with the White House on Sept. 25, Beijing announced that China will implement its cap-and-trade emissions program in 2017 and will invest $3 billion to help developing countries combat climate change. The announcement has added to the momentum behind the December...
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