Conference of Parties - #COP21
Live news and updates from the Conference of Parties - #COP21 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference
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by jamillah.knowles via YouTube 12/7/2015 2:05:28 PM
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"We have to consume much more sustainably" and #women can lead - Mary Robinson @MRFCJ #cop21 @WECAN_INTL3:51 PM - 07 Dec 2015
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Chinese premier Xi Jinping's stance on #climatechange for developing countries. #COP21 #IndiaAtCOP21 https://t.co/Cy6yrjkUeP
3:46 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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▶ This week, the Eiffel Tower will light up, sharing an important message for #COP21.
https://t.co/sNOwUX6vAc3:56 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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Crisis management: #OECD looks at ways #socialmedia revolutionised #crisis communications https://t.co/BMRQRJPNjq https://t.co/tao8I5Q7a0
4:20 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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Sharing my thoughts via the Twitter Mirror as ministers arrive for week two of #COP21. https://t.co/gyxQNgeQOi4:18 PM - 07 Dec 2015
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Environmental campaigners say Storm Desmond is a sign of things to come https://t.co/IzFXmclnDi https://t.co/oNddVgc9Ag
4:15 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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With @EPA's @GinaEPA in #COP21 fostering EU-US cooperation on energy efficiency, air pollution and #climate. https://t.co/tGTClNRIKl
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Today @richardbranson calling for a courageous deal. Our children must know we tried #cop21 https://t.co/K4nqHB1wTE
4:27 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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.@richardbranson is at #COP21 to speak about #climatechange "It's time for governments to be courageous" https://t.co/mSpsZ3DSV3
4:28 PM - 07 Dec 2015- Reply
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Press Meet and Release of book "India Long Ecological Observatory and Climate Friendly Lifestyle Practices in India" https://t.co/b6CgcvZ3Y4
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A four-year global effort to craft a binding deal to brake rising world temperatures enters an intense home stretch on Monday, with senior officials in Paris stepping up pressure to resolve the most contentious points.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, dispatched to secure a deal meant to cement President Barack Obama's legacy as a guardian of the environment, arrives in Paris to work alongside ministers from almost 200 nations attempting to steer the world away from fossil fuels.In approving a pared-down draft text on Saturday, negotiators handed over the toughest questions to their bosses, who will spend the next week hammering out thorny issues including a system for funding developing nations and the mechanisms for monitoring national pledges to reduce emissions. Read the full story.
A participant arrives during sunset at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe -
Momentum among institutional investors to divest from carbon-intensive companies is picking up, making them potential "game changers" in curbing emissions, the head of a Swedish state pension fund said on Monday."Institutional investors as the universal owners of corporations, and as the largest pool of capital, are entering the game," said Mats Andersson, the chief executive officer of the SEK 276 billion ($32.38 billion) Swedish national government pension fund AP4. Another fund, AP2, said last week it had divested from coal-fired power utilities.Such investors "have also started to rid their large core and mainstream investment portfolios of the risks linked to climate change and, in particular, the risks associated with the transition to low carbon economy," he told a business forum on the sidelines of a United Nations climate summit in Paris.
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United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon (R) speaks next to UN Tunza representative for Asia Pacific, Yugarta Srivastava at the Mashable/UN Foundation "Earth to Paris" summit at Le Petit Palais on the sidelines of the COP21 UN climate change conference in Paris, December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool
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China index: Time to clear the airWhile President Xi Jinping visited Paris for climate talks, Beijing was choking on a toxic haze. Yet our index shows the Chinese capital’s infamous smog is lifting as the economy slows. Environmental policy can only become more ambitious: dirty industrials face tougher times.
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International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called on Monday for tax reforms to be included in a global climate deal to raise incentives for consumers to reduce their energy consumption and to boost demand for cleaner fuels.In an opinion piece for German daily Die Welt, Lagarde said the price of greenhouse gas emissions should be at the center of efforts to tackle climate change."With a fairer carbon price, energy savings will be encouraged and demand strengthened for cleaner energy sources and 'greener' investments," Lagarde wrote, adding price changes could be achieved via energy taxes. Read more.
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Environmentalists demonstrate during a street parade as part of the "Global Village of Alternatives" events held in Montreuil, near Paris, France, December 5, 2015 as the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) continues at Le Bourget near the French capital. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier -
rganizers of global climate talks in Paris sounded hopeful on Monday that they could reach a deal by the end of the week, even if there was little indication of how differences over funding in particular would be resolved."We have to respect the goals we set for ourselves," said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who is presiding over negotiations that are supposed to conclude with a signed agreement on Dec. 11. "The objectives are clear; the method and the calendar too."He spoke as senior government ministers, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, began arriving in Paris for the last lap of a four-year process to bind rich and poor countries in a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020. Read more.
French President Francois Hollande (L) talks with Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President and Climate Reality Project Chairman as they attend the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 5, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer -
World leaders gathered in Paris for climate talks are pledging billions of dollars to improve the environment, but green-company investors are not impressed by the promises, seeing little immediate benefit to the companies they buy.As the two-week United Nations summit enters its final phase, clean energy stocks have gained little ground, and several fund managers say they have not been doing any additional buying as a result of the gathering.Even if the talks see big commitments for alternative energy development, the money will not start flowing for several years and many of the pledges are aimed at early stage projects that are not run by publicly traded companies, they said."I have quite low expectations of anything meaningful coming out of Paris" for the near term, said Edward Guinness, portfolio manager at the Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund in London. Read more.
A participant arrives during sunset at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe -
The risk of sovereign credit downgrades rises by 20 percent when factoring in damage from the kind of severe tropical storms and floods that climate change is likely to bring, a senior official at Standard & Poor's said on Monday."Climate change could play a factor in sovereign ratings and it might lead to downgrades in the future," said Moritz Kraemer, global chief ratings officer for sovereign ratings at S&P.Along with data from global re-insurer Swiss Re, Kraemer said S&P has examined the potential impact of extreme weather on the ratings of 38 countries through 2050 ahead of the Paris summit on climate change.Scientists say that, while no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, the steady rise in the Earth's surface temperature means extreme events will, on average, become more frequent and more severe. Find out more.
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Eat misshapen veg, wash clothes in cold water, drive more slowly and recycle? It is perhaps no surprise that companies say persuading consumers to go green is a big challenge.As negotiators seek a deal to reduce global emissions at the U.N. talks in Paris, companies are under increasing pressure to account for all their carbon emissions, from manufacturing all the way through to packaging and a product's disposal.Businesses have been lining up to announce they will power their factories by renewable energy or source raw materials from sustainably managed forests and farms, but many say it is up to consumers too to change the way they use their products.Years after detergents were developed to wash clothes in cold water, many people still turn up the dial. Electric car sales have been as sluggish as their perceived performance on the road, and tonnes of food and clothing still choke landfills.Unilever, maker of Dove soap, estimates that customers are responsible for 70 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with its products, compared to just 21 percent for the raw materials used to make them. The consumer goods giant has been promoting shorter showers - admittedly with limited success."It is far easier to get a consumer to switch their purchase behavior from a less sustainable product to a more sustainable product than it is to influence how people use the products," said Sally Uren, head of Forum for the Future, a non-profit that works with business and government on sustainability issues. Read more.
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Friends of the earth, sustain US and youth groups demo at #COP21. Demonstrators are concerned about issue of loss and damage and why issues are being debated without observers in room. They also question why US is apparently against compensation for vulnerable countries. Images - Nina Chestney.
Friends of the earth, sustain US and youth groups demo at #COP21. Demonstrators are concerned about issue of loss and damage and why issues are being debated without observers in room. They also question why US is apparently against compensation for vulnerable countries. Images - Nina Chestney.
Friends of the earth, sustain US and youth groups demo at #COP21. Demonstrators are concerned about issue of loss and damage and why issues are being debated without observers in room. They also question why US is apparently against compensation for vulnerable countries. Images - Nina Chestney.
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Environment Minister Chen Jining called a special meeting late on Monday to urge greater vigilance against pollution in Beijing and nearby cities and he increased the number of environmental inspection teams to 12, ThePaper.cn, a state-backed news website, reported.Smog has been a public health concern in Beijing for years but the government's response has come under extra scrutiny in the past week because it faced heavy criticism for not issuing a red alert during an earlier episode of hazardous smog.A red alert means nearly half of vehicles are ordered off the roads, heavy vehicles banned, schools advised to cancel classes, businesses recommended to allow flexible working hours and all "large-scale, outdoor activities" should be stopped. Read more.
The China Central Television (CCTV) building and the Central Business District (CBD) area are seen amid heavy smog after the city issued its first ever "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing, China, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer -
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Growth in global carbon dioxide emissions is expected to slow for a second year running in 2015, in spite of economic growth, after typically rising by around 2 to 3 percent since the turn of the century, according to research published on Monday.Global carbon emissions edged up by 0.6 percent last year, compared to 2.4 percent annual growth from 2004-2013, said the study by Britain's University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project, which compiles data from research institutes worldwide.In 2015, however, the researchers expect global carbon emissions to decline by 0.6 percent to 35.7 gigatonnes - their central projection from a range of -1.6 percent to +0.5 percent."These figures are certainly not typical of the growth trajectory seen since 2000 where the annual growth in emissions was between 2 and 3 percent," said Corinne Le Quéré, of the UEA and one of the authors of the study in the journal Nature Climate Change. Read more.
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Kiribati President @AnoteTong: “Offer a prayer tonight before you go to sleep for an agreement in Paris.” #COP21 https://t.co/o7A1RU3Fnn
3:45 PM - 08 Dec 2015- Reply
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Unlike at past U.N. summits where their presence was a fixture, the mostly American skeptics have this time been forced to hold court at a downtown Paris hotel, dogged by climate change activists handing out "Wanted" flyers accusing them of responsibility "for destruction of our future”.“This is the only group essentially that has had to make their own space and their own time to get heard,” said Jim Lakey, communications director of the Chicago-based Heartland Institute, which promotes scepticism about manmade climate change.The group's "counter conference" at the Hotel California filled just a handful of the 70 seats, and was punctuated by shouts from protesters.“It is exhausting to endure all this, dealing with constant attacks," Lakey said. Read more.
A man walks past a logo at the climate Generations area at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann -
As world leaders meet in Paris to agree a legal framework aimed at limiting use of fossil fuels and the resulting rises in global temperatures, a UK company says it could be as little as five years from making ''reactor relevant'' fusion, a potential game changer in energy production. Jim Drury reports.
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Vatican supporting strong #COP21 outcome with beautiful light show at 19:00 CET #FiatLux https://t.co/zTPHnC0iFl https://t.co/B09gVpDcbe
3:40 PM - 08 Dec 2015- Reply
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4:31 PM - 08 Dec 2015
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Toutes les photos de la #COP21 sur notre compte #flickr https://t.co/360nXZvVnE https://t.co/yVIMwoAJ3l
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The Obama administration's new pollution rules are under attack from Republican critics at home, but its top environmental official is telling China that similar regulations offer a solution to the air pollution currently choking its major cities.Gina McCarthy, the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, has been talking to Chinese officials at the global climate negotiations in Paris this week, describing how the Clean Power Plan introduced in August would improve air quality by cutting carbon emissions from power plants."Our Clean Power Plan will not only reduce carbon pollution but significantly reduce the pollutants that cause smog and soot, which is one of their major concerns," McCarthy told Reuters in an interview at the Paris climate summit. Read more.
Vehicles using lights travel on a bridge amid heavy smog after the city issued its first ever "red alert" for air pollution, in Beijing, China, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon -
"At the end of the day, governments need to take responsibility” for forests, said Per Pharo, director of the Norwegian government’s International Climate and Forest Initiative, which has committed more than $2 billion to protect forests in countries from Indonesia to Brazil. Read more.
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Among the stumbling blocks for a global climate deal in Paris is a decades-old U.N. view that divides the world into two camps -- wealthy countries that bear the financial responsibility for climate change and developing nations that do not.From the outset, one of the biggest issues has been moving money from those rich nations that have produced most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial revolution to developing nations that want funds to help shift their growing economies to a lower-carbon future.But the breakdown stems from 1992 when countries agreed on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- and much has changed over the past two and a bit decades, including the rapid rise of Asian economies. Read more.
People demonstrate during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen -
Hey @JulieBishopMP we think you might understand what we are saying. ???? #COP21 #auspol https://t.co/8wRUMhN8hn
8:59 AM - 09 Dec 2015- Reply
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Our event at #COP21 starts soon! It will be webcast LIVE in Press Room 1: https://t.co/lfxLWQEYVC https://t.co/BSESUl1VHH
9:01 AM - 09 Dec 2015- Reply
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Chances are that you believe in climate change, but would be furious if someone tried to take away your steak.That's why activists at this year's U.N. climate summit in Paris are taking a gentle approach to tackling the world's greenhouse gas-intensive love affair with meat, ranging from offering lookalike plant burgers to suggesting a gradual weaning off animal protein."This is one of the most delicate issues with climate protection, because we all have our habits and diet is something quite holy for some people, not to be meddled with," said Jo Leinen, an omnivorous German member of the European Parliament. Read more.
A butcher arranges pieces of meat at his shop in Marseille, France, October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls U.S. 'adversary' over Ukraine
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to reduce tensions stirred by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border and proposed a summit of the estranged leaders to tackle a raft of disputes.