Conference of Parties - #COP21
Live news and updates from the Conference of Parties - #COP21 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference
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Hazardous smog chokes Chinese, Indian capitals as climate talks begin https://t.co/1kVzaEEpFc https://t.co/gN0MaV25Ow
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11 donor countries pledge $248 million to @theGEF #climate fund for most vulnerable countries (LDCF) #COP21 #adaptation9:25 AM - 30 Nov 2015- Reply
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Opening #COP21, @LaurentFabius says will listen to all points of view at Paris #climate talks, wants process to be transparent9:26 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres:#COP21 Largest gathering of Heads of State ever under one roof in one day. And who says climate is not on the political agenda?10:31 PM - 29 Nov 2015
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says: "The mission that awaits us in the coming days is exceptional. We must rise to the occasion.".@LaurentFabius "la mission qui nous attend dans les jours qui viennent est exceptionnelle. Il faut se montrer à la hauteur" #COP219:28 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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Rarely have so many people put their trust in so few - Prince Charles repeats the main message. He urges people to think of their grandchildren, as he thinks of his and to consider the needs of the youngest generation. For our today they should not give up their tomorrow.
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Think of the billions of people without a voice, and consider needs of youngest generation, says #PrinceCharles at start of #COP21 #climate9:37 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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Back in 2009, I remember trying to point out the best scientific projections gave us less than 100 months to change before we reached catastrophic climate change. 80 of those 100 months have passed so we must act now. - Prince Charles urges immediate change in global habits.
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We must act now, we are being overtaken by other crises but many are already related to effects of #climate change: Prince Charles at #COP219:42 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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Time to put planet on life support, says Prince Charles at opening of #COP219:42 AM - 30 Nov 2015- Reply
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World Bank launches $500 million carbon market scheme
The World Bank on Monday launched a $500 million market-based scheme designed to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change.
Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have jointly pledged an initial $250 million to get the so-called Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF) up and running next year, while the bank hopes further contributions will take the eventual total to $500 mln.
The scheme, which will reward countries for reducing emissions by paying a fee for each tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduced, was launched in Paris a day after senior officials from almost 200 nations met in the French capital for two-week talks aimed at thrashing out a global deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Miguel Arias Canete, EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy shared this graphic:Global #climate momentum:
@JunckerEU and other world leaders in Paris for crucial #COP21 https://t.co/AW4uYkcxb3 https://t.co/i9sztB5fQR
2:02 PM - 29 Nov 2015- Reply
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HRH Prince of Wales gives his opening statement. #COP21 instagram.com
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Good meeting with President @dilmabr in the margins of #COP21 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVDRru2XAAIBjiZ.jpg
by Donald Tusk via twitter retweeted by jemimah_knight 11/30/2015 9:58:32 AM -
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Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillionPARIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world's 48 poorest countries will need to find around a trillion dollars between 2020 and 2030 to achieve their plans to tackle climate change - and those plans should be a priority for international funding, researchers said.
Estimates based on plans submitted by the least-developed countries (LDCs) toward a new U.N. deal to curb global warming show they will cost some $93 billion a year from 2020, when an agreement expected to be ironed out in Paris over the next two weeks is due to take effect.
That includes $53.8 billion annually to reduce emissions and $39.9 billion to deal with more extreme weather and rising seas, according to a report from the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
IIED Director Andrew Norton said the least-developed countries currently get less than a third of all international climate funding provided by wealthy governments.
"A fair and effective deal at Paris should prioritise the investment of international public climatefinance for this group to implement their climate action plans, while agreeing measures to help better-off countries attract private climate finance," he said in a statement.
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Meetings on the sidelines of COP21 for Donald Tusk, President of the European Council:
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Lives are on the line when it comes to UN #climate deal - it's going to get nasty in negotiations at #COP21, Oxfam's @tim_e_gore tells media10:13 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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There is a landing strip for an agreement on #climate finance at #COP21, text needs further development - #Oxfam's @tim_e_gore10:22 AM - 30 Nov 2015- Reply
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Now: Ban Ki-moon addresses biggest gathering of Heads of State & Government ever - #COP21 Leaders Event
Livestream: https://t.co/CNnChFtOzh10:31 AM - 30 Nov 2015- Reply
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Public work spaces filled up quickly this morning #COP21 instagram.com
by Jamillah Knowles via twitter 11/30/2015 10:32:02 AM -
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"A political moment like this may not come again", Ban Ki-moon tells world leaders on opening day of #COP21.10:33 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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"Your presence is a sign of hope" - President @fhollande at #COP21. Watch LIVE: https://t.co/yU3h36smm1 https://t.co/fGlL0tW4TV
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Putin not meeting Erdogan at climate summit in Paris - Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to meet his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at a climate summit in Paris on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Peskov said Putin was likely to talk to U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the summit. -
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Today's #LivePoll – Will a significant deal on climate change be reached at #COP21? https://t.co/n0akJZOBBE https://t.co/dORX1ZMUH2
10:34 AM - 30 Nov 2015- Reply
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@BanKimoon_amdg deal must achieve the 100 billion target, and make this the floor for further financial contributions. #COP2110:39 AM - 30 Nov 2015
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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.