Conference of Parties - #COP21
Live news and updates from the Conference of Parties - #COP21 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference
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Climate Talks Live visualises the real-time Twitter conversation at #COP21. Take a look: https://t.co/OXEehMCubH https://t.co/rLCAWVnNiu
1:16 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Missed any major #climateaction initiatives announced on day 1 of #COP21? Catch up here: https://t.co/nJdJvY8S1p https://t.co/A2amqMkc0p
11:45 AM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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China says to cut power sector emissions by 60 percent by 2020
China will reduce emissions from major pollutants in the power sector by 60 percent by 2020, the cabinet announced on Wednesday, after world leaders met in Paris to address climate change.
China will also reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation by 180 million tonnes by 2020, the official People's Daily website said. It did not give comparison figures or elaborate how it would achieve the result.
China's capital Beijing suffered choking pollution this week, triggering an "orange" alert, the second-highest level, closing highways, halting or suspending construction and prompting a warning to residents to stay indoors.
The smog was caused by "unfavorable" weather, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said. Emissions in northern China soar over winter as urban heating systems are switched on and low wind speeds meant that polluted air does not get dispersed.
The hazardous air, which cleared on Wednesday, underscores the challenge facing the government as it battles pollution caused by the coal-burning power industry and raises questions about its ability to clean up its economy.
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Missed today's awards? Catch the recap video here: youtube.com/watch?v=PqaRdT… #COP21 #FossiloftheDayby Fossil of the Day via twitter retweeted by jemimah_knight 12/2/2015 12:24:51 PM -
Starting now! Press briefing with @CFigueres and @LaurentFabius . Watch LIVE: unfccc.int/webcast #COP21 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVOGQSGXIAA58FQ.png
by UN Climate Action via twitter retweeted by jemimah_knight 12/2/2015 12:25:48 PM -
Here at #COP21 , @billmckibben and @kathykijiner kick off a packed panel on #divest movement. #stopfundingfossils http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVOHDe3UEAAgiK8.jpg
by Pragmactivist99 via twitter retweeted by jemimah_knight 12/2/2015 12:27:53 PM -
"Never before have so many heads of state been brought together under one roof for one challenge" #COP21 https://t.co/GYIbArBUV8
1:36 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Incredible poetry on #1o5degrees from @kathykijiner at #COP21 #DivestForParis panel. #divest https://t.co/yXAT8I8HQZ
1:42 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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An organisation called Pixel Impact has released an online game to accompany #COP21.Pixel Impact is an NGO that develops engaged video games on climate change and environmental issues. The game is called "CAPMAN" and there are other alternatives such as "Fossil Invaders".Here's some screen caps of the game action - retro in style- and some are reminiscent of the arcade game "Pac Man". You can find the games here - http://www.cap-man.net/
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Excited for This Changes Everything workshop with @NaomiAKlein and @MaudeBarlow! #COP21 https://t.co/hZBLqo4NqJ
1:56 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (L), President-designate of COP21, and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, have lunch at the Place des Vosges restaurant at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21):
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by WWF via twitter retweeted by jemimah_knight 12/2/2015 1:09:14 PM -
Line up out the door at @thischanges workshop in #Paris. #COP21 #climatechange #TheLeap @NaomiAKlein https://t.co/06INRJx8va
1:56 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Many camera rigs have been dismantled and taken away for now. But it's possible they will return… www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 1:25:16 PM -
Reporters continue to work from the Media area at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 1:26:56 PM -
Soft seating area in the media hall also provides somewhere a bit quieter to record. #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 1:27:41 PM -
Global soil loss a rising threat to food production - scientists
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One third of the world's arable land has been lost to soil erosion or pollution in the last 40 years, and preserving topsoil is crucial for feeding a growing population, scientists said in research published during climate change talks in Paris.
It takes about 500 years to generate 2.5 cm (one inch) of topsoil under normal agricultural conditions, and soil loss has accelerated as demand for food rises, biologists from Britain's Sheffield University said in a report published on Wednesday.
Preserving valuable topsoil is crucial if the world is to produce enough food for more than 9 billion people by 2050, the scientists said.
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Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr (L), member of the Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw First Nations, and Candido Mezua, representative of the National Coordinating Body of Indigeneous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP) and the Alliance of Mesoamerican Peoples and Forests, attend a news conference during the World Climate Change Conference 2015
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Today in the climate Generations areas it's #WaterDay. All the program here: https://t.co/DJnpZP0bUi #GoCOP21 #COP21 https://t.co/K75RaOSGCF
2:45 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Sylianides:On my way to Paris for #COP21 . Speaking on strengthening #resilience to address impacts of #climatechange and #ElNino12:23 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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Colleague Emmanuel writes to the Wire at #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 2:18:02 PM -
World Meteorological OrganizationMichael Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), during presentation of the five-year report on the climate from 2011-2015 at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2015.This year is set to be the hottest on record, and the current El Nino event is likely to drive up the average temperature further in 2016, the WMO said on Wednesday:
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Record rains flood south Indian state; more to come
The heaviest rainfall in over a century caused massive flooding across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands from their homes, shutting auto factories and paralyzing the airport in the state capital Chennai.
The national weather office predicted three more days of torrential downpours in the southern state of nearly 70 million people.
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Outside of the conference center visitors can get shuttles to local train stations like the one… www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 2:41:20 PM -
Luckily help is at hand for those who may be prone to getting lost in Paris outside of #COP21 www.instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 12/2/2015 2:42:38 PM -
World's richest tenth produce half carbon emissions, poorest half one tenth: Oxfam
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The richest tenth of the world's people produce half of all carbon emissions, while the poorest half - most threatened by droughts and super storms linked to climate change - produce only one tenth, Oxfam said on Wednesday.
The richest 10 percent have, on average, carbon footprints 11 times that of the poorest 3.5 billion people on the planet, the campaign group said in a report to coincide with talks in Paris this month on a global deal to slow climate change.
One of the biggest obstacles facing negotiators from 195 countries is how to find the billions of dollars needed by developing nations to enable them to stop using fossil fuels and adapt to severe weather shocks caused by climate change.
"Climate change and economic inequality are inextricably linked and together pose one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century," Tim Gore, Oxfam's head of food and climate policy, said in a statement.
"Paris must be the start of building a more human economy for all – not just for the 'haves', the richest and highest emitters, but also the 'have-nots', the poorest people who are the least responsible for and most vulnerable to climate change."
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FULL house at @thischanges workshop in #Paris! #COP21 #ActOnClimate #SystemChangeNotClimateChange #cdnpoli https://t.co/pkjPy2Bb1w
1:36 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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Journée thématique sur l'#Eau aujourd'hui au sein des espaces Générations climat de la #COP21 #WaterDay #GoCOP21 https://t.co/DP90nruJvp
1:39 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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We won't just sign any deal. Priority:ambitious,robust & binding one https://t.co/RdYFdxJdZV #united4climate #COP21https://t.co/Ou2z8rZge31:31 PM - 01 Dec 2015
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We are off to a good start at #COP21 but have issues across the range of areas that are still challenging: US negotiator Todd Stern #climate3:13 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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US supports #COP21 #climate agreement that is legally binding "in many respects" but not emissions reduction target itself: US envoy Stern3:17 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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US is supportive of concept of #lossanddamage but would not accept notion of liability & compensation being part of that: Todd Stern #COP213:20 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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We are making progress on #lossanddamage at #COP21 but
conversation will continue for a while: Todd Stern #climate3:22 PM - 02 Dec 2015- Reply
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US wants to capture notion of an expanded #climate finance donor base in any agreement we do in Paris: Todd Stern #COP213:26 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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"In dealing with climate change we can overthrow the logic of austerity. We can deal with economic problems." #ThisChangesEverything3:25 PM - 02 Dec 2015
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Biden says United States would come to Taiwan's defense
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The United States would come to Taiwan's defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday, though the White House said later there was no change in policy towards the island.