Conference of Parties - #COP21
Live news and updates from the Conference of Parties - #COP21 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference
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Galerie des solutions de la #COP21 : les entreprises présentent leurs solutions et innovations pour le #Climat https://t.co/aQU1iPNumr10:17 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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LIVE on #Periscope : Marshall Islands poet Kathy Jetnil Kijiner performs at #COP21 periscope.tv/w/aS7AbDF4Tmph…by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 10:33:21 AM
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India weather office says torrential rains likely to continue until next 3 days in Tamil Nadu10:40 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Face painting and mobile phones. Youth call for #zeroby2050 at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 10:53:00 AM -
Face paint solidarity at #COP21 www.instagram.com
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Torrential rains to continue in flood-hit Indian state
Torrential rains that have caused heavy flooding in Tamil Nadu state in southern India will continue for the next three days, the national weather office said on Wednesday.
"There will be no respite," said Laxman Singh Rathore, director general of meteorology at the India Meteorological Department.
The heaviest rainfall in over a century has caused massive flooding across Tamil Nadu, driving thousands from their homes, shutting auto factories and paralysing the airport in the state capital Chennai. -
Exxon taps high-profile lawyer to fight N.Y. climate change probe
ReutersExxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) has hired a star attorney in an aggressive response to mounting scrutiny over the company's climate change disclosures, according to people familiar with the matter. -
Former energy and climate advisor to President Obama, Michelle Patron explains in her Reuters column what a climate deal means for oil markets:
The most immediate market impact is in the power sector where a strong agreement will extend and accelerate the shift from coal to alternative power sources including renewables, nuclear and in some cases natural gas.The International Energy Agency estimates that renewable energy will become the largest single power source by 2040 and the share of coal will decline from 41 to 31 percent. This trend is already underway.
Last year, more new power plants were built that produce electricity from renewable sources than from all fossil fuel sources combined. As a result, green technology stocks will likely get a boost from Paris.
The impact on oil markets is more nuanced and depends on the pace at which governments ratchet up policies to constrain oil demand and limit the environmental impacts of production."
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These are some of our top environment pictures from 2015:
Water bottles are gathered to be recycled near a statue in Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
A macaw flies over buildings with the Avila mountain behind in Caracas March 31, 2015. Caracas, the world's second most violent city according to the United Nations, also suffers terrible traffic and residents spend hours in massive lines for scarce products. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Firefighters watch the Rocky Fire advance in Lake County, California July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Max Whittaker
Waves break in front of the South Pier on Blackpool Promenade, northern Britain, November 13, 2015. Abigail, the first named storm to hit Britain, whipped up winds of up to 84 miles per hour and cut power to 12,000 home according to local media reports. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A child jokes in a street flooded by the rising Rio Solimoes, one of the two main branches of the Amazon River, in Anama, Amazonas state, Brazil June 3, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
A train travels through hills covered by snow after heavy snowfall on the outskirts of Beijing, China, November 23, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily
A man cools off from a public tap after filling bottles during intense hot weather in Karachi, Pakistan, June 23, 2015. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
The Rifugio Averau is seen shrouded in fog near Cortina d' Ampezzo in northern Italy July 16, 2015. The Dolomites are home to the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong
Tourists walk on dried mud at the Lapindo mud field in Sidoarjo, October 11, 2015. Disaster tourism has become more common in Indonesia, where visitors are drawn to sites of earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions to witness the aftermath of catastrophes or simply do some soul-searching. REUTERS/Beawiharta1 of 9
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by Jamillah Knowles via twitter edited by elizabeth.culliford 12/2/2015 10:59:25 AM
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LIVE on #Periscope : youth standing in solidarity for #zeroby2050 at #COP21 periscope.tv/w/aS7G8DF4Tmph…by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:01:08 AM
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by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:06:36 AM
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Youth demonstrate at #COP21 chanting 'CVF follow their lead' and '1.5 to stay alive' www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:08:54 AM -
Youth demo standing with thecvf at #COP21 chanting '1.5 to stay alive' and 'CVF, follow their lead'. www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:13:48 AM -
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:15:03 AM
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What's the elephant in the room at the Paris climate talks?
Heads of state and big-name billionaires opened the Paris climate summit with a bang on Monday, promising billions of dollars to develop new green technology to solve a key sticking point of the negotiations: financing a low-carbon future for developing nations like India.Yet campaigners and experts warned that it will be hard to deploy any new technologies quickly in places where they are needed most unless negotiators at the two-week U.N. talks can work out a deal on how rich countries will help finance this.
“I think the elephant in the room is still finance,” said Yvo de Boer, former head of the U.N. climate change secretariat.
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by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:17:33 AM
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11:08 AM - 02 Dec 2015
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Fossil fuel divestment demo at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:21:15 AM -
Fossil fuel divest demo balloon goes walkabout briefly at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:25:07 AM -
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One or two demos inside the venue today - catch the latest from #COP21 climate summit - live.reuters.com/Event/Conferen…by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 11:31:16 AM
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Youth action at #COP21 in support of #1o5C and @TheCVF - https://t.co/5EpVZXkhQV @SustainUSAgents https://t.co/ih0nE7M7Xc
11:06 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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#China says to cut emissions in #power sector by 60 pct by 2020 - cabinet https://t.co/T8ViiteSqd #COP21 #climate11:34 AM - 02 Dec 2015
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by jamillah.knowles via YouTube 12/2/2015 11:45:44 AM -
#youth paint circles around eyes to call for #zeroby2050 and 1.5c warming limit at #COP21 https://t.co/Mc7VD5NB6L
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12:45 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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Youth stand w/ @TheCVF, call for full decarbonization & #go100percent by 2050. #COP21 #Zeroby2050 #1o5C @Greenpeace https://t.co/fNDu88aYmc
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"Hey hey, ho ho! #fossilfuels have got to go!" Chant with #caebonbubble at #cop21 #divestment action https://t.co/H6ihV7NEfQ
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.@CYD_DJC-ers @atiyeahthoughts, @KikiNWood + @StephenJWT at #keepitintheground #divestment event at #cop21 https://t.co/220pFPKTX0
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12:51 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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BRIEF-Over 500 institutions commit to fossil fuel divestmentNineteen French cities and the French Parliament will announce a commitment to divest from fossil fuels on Wednesday, joining more than 500 instituions holding $3.4 trillion in assets.The number has jumped from 181 institutions representing $50 billion who agreed to remove investments in oil, gas or coal companies from their portfolios in 2014, according to environmental activist group 350.org and NGO Divest-Invest, which have coordinated the global divestment movement."Wednesday's announcement is another sign in the early days of the Paris Climate Summit that investors are reading the writing on the wall and dramatically shifting capital away from fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable energy," the groups said in a press release.Other recent divestment announcements include Dutch pension fund PFZW, which committed to divest from coal companies and reduce its investments in other fossil fuel companies and European insurance company Allianz, which divested 630 million of its own capital investment portfolio from coal. (Reporting by Valerie Volcovici; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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Flooding in Tamil Nadu - live updates - airport closed, continuing rain, people flee homes live.reuters.com/Event/Floods_i…by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 12:08:09 PM
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6 key takeaways from the start of #COP21 Paris climate conference https://t.co/EwFXhONhXe @WinnieByanyima on @Grist https://t.co/1kg5YO8BGj
11:58 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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.@CYD_DJC dels at an action calling for #zeroby2050. @JustinTrudeau, Canada needs to support @TheCVF! https://t.co/H56SyjgXG7
11:56 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Proposed law may remove indigenous land rights in #Brazil https://t.co/XRDgwZ4FQk #cop21 #GLFCOP21 #indigenouscop21 https://t.co/A76bVkOEb1
1:16 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Moving speech from a young man, Aj, from the Marshall Islands asking for 1.5 to stay alive and 1.5 to strive. https://t.co/PSvSZyGxSr
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As UAE hails Israel accord, silence from Saudi Arabia
DUBAI/RIYADH As media and people in the United Arab Emirates hailed the Gulf state's deal to normalise relations with Israel as a diplomatic victory that helps the Palestinians, silence reigned in Saudi Arabia, longtime figurehead of regional policy towards Israel.