Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes.
As we finished sending this Daily, the Paris Agreement was adopted. This is our update from yesterday, but we promise more soon from this last day of negotiations! You can follow along live here.
Global leaders may be on the brink of approving a historic climate change agreement in Paris, but James Hansen, a former NASA scientist and pioneer of climate science, says it won’t matter.
Hansen told The Guardian that, absent a commitment to tax greenhouse gases, any accord is just a vehicle for empty promises.
As the COP21 climate negotiations go down to the wire in Paris tonight, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said the talks have been the most complicated and difficult he has ever been involved in.
As the diplomats and politicians from 200 nations fight over the text word by word and line by line, it is increasingly clear there are serious flaws to any agreement.
On Sunday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced that Canada would support over 50 small island states and vulnerable nations calling for a new limit of 1.5C of warming to be enshrined in the Paris climate agreement.
If the Liberals are serious about their “ambitious” climate goals, Energy East is dead.
On Sunday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced that Canada would support over 50 small island states and vulnerable nations calling for a new limit of 1.5C of warming to be enshrined in the Paris climate agreement.
Thin Red Line YVR happening tomorrow - please come and hold the line with us!! Vancouver Art Gallery 11:30 Saturday Dec 12 Saturday
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The line has been drawn.......we MUST hold THAT line!!!
Vancouver Art Gallery Sat Dec 12 - 11:30 am
Please come out and hold THE LINE with us as we stand in solidarity with over 400 cities having actions!!
Highlights from Thursday, December 10 - COP21 in Paris
• New Text Released!
• Atiya f*%king lays it down in the Canadian Stakeholder Meeting
• Loss & Damage Media Availability
• “Canada Is Back!” … winning Fossil Awards
