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Paris deal on climate change met with calls to action from Canadians
Posted by CBC: None Given on December 12th, 2015
CBC: Experts and environmentalists tried to inject a practical note into Saturday's celebration over the Paris climate agreement, pointing out Canada still doesn't have a federal emissions target.
The agreement, which was passed by nearly 200 countries in Paris, asks all countries to restrict their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. It limits temperature rise to two degrees Celsius.
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna tweeted that the pact was made "for our children."
However,...
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The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris. Now comes the hard part.
Posted by Vox: Brad Plumer on December 12th, 2015
Vox: After two weeks of bleary all-nighters in Paris, diplomats from around the world have hammered out a major global agreement to address climate change. Here's the full 31-page document, which was approved by 195 countries on Saturday.
It's important to be clear on what this wad of paper actually does. The Paris climate agreement hasn't saved the planet and it hasn't solved global warming. Not by itself. Instead, the deal is supposed to add structure and momentum to efforts that are currently underway...
Historic Climate Change Agreement Adopted Paris
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 12th, 2015
Huffington Post: After two weeks of tense talks, word-wrangling and marathon overnight meetings, diplomats in Paris agreed to a global climate change accord on Saturday evening -- a day after the summit's scheduled conclusion.
Leaders and experts cheered the historic agreement that emerged from the 21st Conference of the Parties, or COP21, calling it ambitious and realistic, and a crucial step in protecting the Earth for future generations.
"The decisive deal for the planet is here," French President François...
Nations strike historic deal climate change
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 12th, 2015
USA Today: Delegates from 195 countries approved on Saturday a historic climate accord that seeks to slow the rise of greenhouse gasses blamed for putting Earth on a dangerous warming path.
Called the Paris Agreement, the document is the result of five sets of grueling negotiations this year. It seeks to limit rising temperatures to within 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial levels through the year 2100. It also keeps the door open to a more ambitious 1.5-degree (2.7 degrees...
Paris agreement a victory for climate science and ultimate defeat for fossil fuels
Posted by Guardian: Graham Readfearn on December 12th, 2015
Guardian: The right hand of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gripped the gavel in the seconds before striking the historic first global deal on climate change.
Dignitaries, politicians and delegates had filed into the packed La Seine plenary room from about 5.30pm here in Paris.
But there was still time for some last minute drama. It turned out that a paragraph that contained the word “shall” should have read “should”, but the delay was enough to create tension across the venue.
But this is...
Nearly 200 nations pledge to slow global warming
Posted by Associated Press: Karl Ritter, Seth Borenstein and Sylvie Corbet on December 12th, 2015
Associated Press: Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday, calling on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but imposing no sanctions on countries that don't.
The "Paris agreement" aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100, a key demand of poor countries ravaged by rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.
Loud applause erupted in the conference hall after...
Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end fossil fuel era
Posted by Guardian: Alister Doyle and Barbara Lewis on December 12th, 2015
Guardian: Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change at crunch UN talks in Paris.
After 20 years of fraught meetings, including the past two weeks spent in an exhibition hall on the outskirts of Paris, negotiators from nearly 200 countries signed on to a deal on Saturday evening that set ambitious goals to limit temperature rise and to hold governments...
Global climate conference adopts historic deal
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 12th, 2015
Reuters: A global climate conference on Saturday adopted an international accord aimed at transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and slowing the pace of global warming. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius banged down his gavel to rapturous applause, signaling the deal was agreed by nearly 200 nations.
World Agrees to Historic ‘Paris Agreement’ to Address Climate Change
Posted by Time: Justin Worland on December 12th, 2015
Time: Negotiators from nearly 200 countries reached an agreement Saturday on what they say signifies the most important international pact to address climate change since the issue first emerged as a political priority decades ago. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who headed up the United Nations conference, commonly known as COP 21, said the final deal successfully resolved points of contention that had taken negotiations into overtime and called the agreement “the best possible text.” “We have...
Joyful ministers seal landmark Paris Agreement to stop global warming
Posted by Agence France-Presse: Mariëtte Le Roux on December 12th, 2015
Agence France-Presse: Cheering envoys from 195 nations approved Saturday a historic accord in Paris to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ended nearly a fortnight of gruelling UN negotiations with the bang of a gavel, marking consensus among the ministers, who stood for several minutes to clap and shout their joy, with some shedding tears of relief.
"I see the room, I see the reaction is...