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196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

Nearly 200 countries reaffirmed their unequivocal commitment for the Paris agreement in the Marrakech Action Proclamation, demonstrating a show of strength amid fears that Donald Trump would withdraw from the climate deal. #COP22: Marrakech Action Proclamation expresses irreversible momentum on climate: https://t.co/u3rXOZThOx pic.twitter.com/lfSNBjXRhX — United Nations (@UN) November 18, 2016 “We call for the highest […]

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    Day 1 of Climate Talks: We Must ‘Change the Course of Two Centuries of Carbon-Intense Development’

    Day 1 of Climate Talks: We Must ‘Change the Course of Two Centuries of Carbon-Intense Development’

    The UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech kicked off today, just three days after the Paris climate change agreement entered into force. It's Official: Paris Agreement Becomes International Law https://t.co/rNE0OPlDex @climateprogress @tcktcktck — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) November 5, 2016 At the opening, Morocco’s Foreign Minister and newly-elected COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar underscored his country’s willingness to […]

    How the Paris Climate Agreement Will Change Your Life

    How the Paris Climate Agreement Will Change Your Life

    By Chris Hope It should be a momentous occasion for the environment. On Oct. 5, 55 countries with 55 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions ratified the Paris climate change agreement. Today, it comes into force. It's Official: #ParisAgreement Becomes International Law https://t.co/VoVrMIk5rM @UNFCCC @sierraclub @greenpeaceusa @foe_us @NRDC — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) November 4, 2016 […]

    It’s Official: Paris Agreement Becomes International Law

    It’s Official: Paris Agreement Becomes International Law

    By Patricia Espinosa and Salaheddine Mezouar Humanity will look back on Nov. 4, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future. The Paris climate change agreement—the result of the most complex, comprehensive and critical international climate negotiation ever attempted—came […]