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Japan pledges $10.6 bn for climate policies in developing nations
Nov 26, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged to give $10.6 billion more to developing nations in 2020 to help them implement policies against global w...
Failure of Paris climate summit would be 'catastrophic': pope
Nov 26, 2015 (AFP)
Pope Francis on Thursday warned of a "catastrophic" outcome if vested interests blocked an agreement to tackle climate change at the UN talks opening in Paris n...
Paris pledges enough to keep global warming in check
Nov 25, 2015 (UPI)
Pledges made ahead of the climate conference in Paris are short of what's needed to address stated climate change goals, analysis finds. Countries that combine ...
France to deploy 11,000 police for climate summit
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
France will deploy nearly 11,000 police for the climate summit in Paris, which begins a little more than two weeks after devastating attacks, the interior minis...
Good COP, bad COP: Will Paris climate summit prevail?
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
"Copenhagen". The mere mention of the Danish capital's name can send a chill down the spine of even the toughest climate negotiator. It was there in December 20...
Xi to bring no new concessions to Paris climate summit
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping will bring no new concessions to the negotiating table when he attends key UN climate change talks in Paris next week, a senior Chi...
Hollande seeks 'binding' climate pact with promises on cash
Nov 24, 2015 (AFP)
A "binding" climate agreement with assurances of cash for developing nations will be the measure of success for a UN summit starting in Paris next week, French ...
Global carbon pricing off menu at Paris climate talks
Nov 24, 2015 (AFP)
Climate experts say the need to agree on a global carbon price to cut pollution and aid clean technologies is a no-brainer, and yet the topic will have no place...
India seeks 'climate justice' for poor nations at Paris talks
Nov 23, 2015 (AFP)
India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environmen...
Paris climate summit: huge stakes, deep divides
Nov 23, 2015 (AFP)
Still reeling from the worst terrorist attacks in French history, Paris will host nearly 140 world leaders gathering next week to spearhead a climate pact taske...
'Resurrection plants' offer hope as climate turns hostile
Nov 22, 2015 (AFP)
As the race to adapt to climate change quickens, a South African scientist is leading global research into developing crops that mimic the extraordinary surviva...
Urban heat island study shows surprising variation across Twin Cities
Nov 22, 2015 (SPX)
Some parts of the Twin Cities can spike temperatures up to 9 F higher than surrounding communities thanks to the "urban heat island" effect, according to a new ...
Climate: And what if 2 C isn't good enough?
Nov 22, 2015 (AFP)
Locking in an action plan to cap global warming at two degrees Celsius will be the ultimate yardstick for success or failure at the Paris climate summit that op...
Paris extends ban on rallies until Nov 30 start of UN climate talks
Nov 21, 2015 (AFP)
Paris has extended a ban on public gatherings introduced after the terror attacks in the French capital until November 30, the start of UN climate talks, the ci...
US kids' lawsuit over climate change gathers steam
Nov 21, 2015 (AFP)
A lawsuit over climate change filed by 21 young Americans has gained the attention of the fossil fuel industry, which is joining the US government to oppose the...
Earth's climate more sensitive to CO2 than previously thought
Nov 20, 2015 (SPX)
Ancient climates on Earth may have been more sensitive to carbon dioxide than was previously thought, according to new research from Binghamton University. A te...
138 world leaders to attend Paris climate summit: France
Nov 20, 2015 (AFP)
A total of 138 heads of state and government so far will attend a climate summit due to kick off in terror-hit Paris on November 30, the French government said ...
Inconvenient truth: China implacable ahead of Paris climate talks
Nov 19, 2015 (AFP)
China will not improve on its pledges to control emissions, the country's top climate negotiator said on Thursday ahead of key UN climate change talks in Paris....
Obama enlists unlikely ally to safeguard climate deal
Nov 19, 2015 (AFP)
Fearing a nascent global climate accord could be strangled at birth by sceptical US Republicans, President Barack Obama is wooing an unlikely ally -- big busine...
Idea of slow climate change in the Earth's past misleading
Nov 18, 2015 (SPX)
In order to predict how today's ecosystems will react to increasing temperatures over the course of global warming, palaeobiologists study how climate change ha...
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