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China climate change plan represents decisive move
2015-07-27 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Irish Times: Chinese premier Li Keqiang recently unveiled the countrys plan for combating climate change. While it could have been more ambitious, the plan shows Chinas leaders are serious about changing the countrys development path. It critically undermines those in the West who claim that climate action should be delayed because China is doing nothing. With China accounting for nearly 30 per cent of global CO2 emissions in 2013, its actions have profound global implications. Chinas plan contains a commitment...
Bond market innovation help China climate change pledge
2015-07-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Post: World leaders have agreed to limit global average temperature rises to within 2 degrees celsius. To achieve this, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends a 40-70 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century from 2010 levels, and decarbonisation of the global economy by the end of the century. The leaders of the G7 countries emphasised the importance of these targets at their summit in Germany last month. As the worlds largest greenhouse gas emitter, China has...
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In a major day climate policy, China, Brazil and the U.S. all announce new commitments
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Brazil, the United States and China -- three of the worlds top 10 greenhouse gas emitters -- all announced new goals Tuesday to curb climate change. President Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, leaders of the Western Hemispheres two most populous countries, released a statement Tuesday pledging each country to get 20 percent of its electricity by 2030 from renewable sources, not including hydropower. In addition, Brazil pledged to restore 12 million hectares, or 46,332 square miles,...
China works for 'win-win' climate plan, poised for UN pledge
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China seeks a fair, global system to tackle climate change and will deliver its pledge to the United Nations by the end of Tuesday on how much it will cut emissions, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said after talks with top European Union officials. Time is running out for China to deliver its U.N. submission in the first half of this year, as it has said it will do. Once China, the world's biggest emitter, has submitted its so-called Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) ahead of U.N....
China makes carbon pledge ahead of Paris climate change summit
2015-06-30 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: China will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 60-65% from 2005 levels under a plan submitted to the United Nations ahead of crucial climate change talks in Paris later this year. The pledge has been eagerly awaited as the country is the worlds largest carbon emitter. China said it would increase the share of non-fossil fuels as part of its primary energy consumption to about 20% by 2030, and peak emissions by around the same point, though it would...
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