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Dec 13 2018December 13, 2018

Australia turns back on allies as it refuses to cut emissions above Paris pledge

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EU and 27 countries vow to toughen commitments as environment minister’s address at COP24 UN climate change summit accused of flying in face of reality — Australia will not commit to larger carbon emissions reductions above its Paris agreement target, despite a coalition of former allies and Pacific neighbours urging greater cuts. In Paris in …

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the katowice talks are centred on raising countries’ level of ambition to counter climate change

Dec 13 2018December 13, 2018

Climate change talks lead to renewed pledge to cut emissions

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EU, Canada, New Zealand and developing countries to keep global warming below 1.5°C — The EU and scores of developing countries have pledged to toughen their existing commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to enable the world to stay within a 1.5°C rise in global warming. The promise, which follows increasingly dire scientific warnings, was …

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Dec 13 2018December 13, 2018

As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm

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‘The changes have become more radical’: farmers are spending more time and money trying to grow crops in new climates — Richard Oswald did not need the latest US government report on the creeping toll of climate change to tell him that farming in the midwest is facing a grim future, and very likely changing …

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the cop24 climate change summit in katowice, poland

Dec 13 2018December 13, 2018

Australia likely to use controversial Kyoto loophole to meet Paris agreement

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New Zealand urges others not to meet emissions pledge with ‘dodgy accounting’, but UN rules unlikely to prohibit using carryover credits — Australia appears likely be allowed to exploit a controversial climate loophole, using carryover carbon credits from the Kyoto protocol to meet its Paris agreement targets. New Zealand has already ruled out using the …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

Indigenous peoples gain foothold in climate talks

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At China’s request, the deal for indigenous and local input makes clear it will not infringe on state sovereignty — Indigenous peoples clinched a deal in Poland that will give them a voice in global climate change negotiations, but only after conceding to a push to put national sovereignty above their rights. During the first …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

US accused of obstructing talks at UN climate change summit

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Vanuatu’s foreign minister says worst offenders on global warming are blocking progress — The United States and other high carbon dioxide-emitting developed countries are deliberately frustrating the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, Vanuatu’s foreign minister has said. His warning came as Pacific and Indian ocean states warned they faced annihilation if a global climate …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

London mayor unveils plan to tackle ‘climate emergency’

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Exclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastrophe — London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government to do more to avert an ecological breakdown that he says poses an existential threat to future generations. Speaking as City Hall outlined its …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

East Antarctica glacial stronghold melting as seas warm

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Nasa detects ice retreat probably linked to ocean changes in region once thought stable — A group of glaciers spanning an eighth of the East Antarctica coastline are being melted by the warming seas, scientists have discovered. This Antarctic region stores a vast amount of ice, which, if lost, would in the long-term raise global …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

‘Window is narrowing’: scientists urge action at UN climate talks

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Gilet jaunes protests cast shadow as concerns raised over backlash against rapid change —Scientists have laid down the gauntlet for political leaders as the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, wrestles with the challenge of cutting emissions without sparking social tensions like those seen recently in France. The UN climate talks – known as COP24 …

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Dec 12 2018December 12, 2018

Guest post: Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy

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Dr Iain Staffell is a senior lecturer in sustainable energy at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy. He leads the Electric Insights project reporting interactive real-time and quarterly summary information on the UK’s electricity mix — Rapid progress towards clean energy is needed to meet the global ambition to limit warming to no more …

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Australia turns back on allies as it refuses to cut emissions above Paris pledge

Climate change talks lead to renewed pledge to cut emissions

As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm

Australia likely to use controversial Kyoto loophole to meet Paris agreement

Indigenous peoples gain foothold in climate talks

US accused of obstructing talks at UN climate change summit

London mayor unveils plan to tackle ‘climate emergency’

East Antarctica glacial stronghold melting as seas warm

‘Window is narrowing’: scientists urge action at UN climate talks

Guest post: Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy

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