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14 December Dec 2015 0930 14 December 2015 A climate agreement in the interest of the vulnerable?
After two weeks of intense negotiations, the COP21 talks finally produced a landmark Paris Agreement among the close to 200 countries that participated to fight global warming.
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11 December Dec 2015 1727 11 December 2015 Last call from Catholic development agencies before the end of COP 21
Yesterday evening a new text of the Paris agreement was released. CIDSE, an alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies, hopes that some key issues will still be addressed before the closing of the negotiations planned for tomorrow.
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11 December Dec 2015 1635 11 December 2015 One family against a world of climate change
In a two minutes video the effects of climate change on one family over three generations.
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10 December Dec 2015 1811 10 December 2015 Climate Action Network awards the EU for lack of ambition
As the 196 countries have entered the final stretch of the Paris climate talks today, the EU received the fossil of the day award from Climate Action Network. The award seeks to encourage EU leaders to walk the talk and push for the strongest climate agreement possible.
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10 December Dec 2015 1247 10 December 2015 114 companies commit to set ambitious science-based emissions reduction targets
Businesses including Ikea Group, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Walmart and Kellogg join Science Based Targets Initiative
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9 December Dec 2015 1009 09 December 2015 Caritas: Place human rights at the centre of the agreement
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, Caritas Europa calls on world leaders gathering in Paris to put the needs of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable at the heart of the agreement they will reach at COP21
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8 December Dec 2015 1638 08 December 2015 Climate negotiations: where we stand after one week
The CIDSE delegation at COP 21 has been following the development of the climate negotiations from inside Le Bourget conference centre, advocating for a fair and just deal, convinced that addressing climate change is essential to tackle poverty and inequality.
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7 December Dec 2015 0958 07 December 2015 How some of the biggest climate change culprits appear to be part of the solution
The greenwashing of some of the world’s biggest polluters’ by European public relations and lobbying consultancies is exposed in a new report released today. As the COP21 Paris climate summit enters its second week, “The climate smokescreen - PR companies lobbying for big polluters in Europe”, by Corporate Europe Observatory, presents case studies of seven public relations firms with climate-destructive clients.
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6 December Dec 2015 1258 06 December 2015 COP21 Paris: Africa pessimistically hopeful of negotiation outcomes
At the end of week one, negotiators representing nearly 200 nations at the UN Climate Change Talks have turned over a draft text for ministers to clean up for an expected deal to be signed by governments. But groups representing the African interest at COP21 in Paris are not enthused with the pace of negotiations. They have expressed pessimistic hope in the outcomes of the expected agreement. Report from our correspondent in Paris, Kofi Adu Domfeh.
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3 December Dec 2015 1207 03 December 2015 Housing Europe: Our homes hold the key to a fair green energy transition
On the “Buildings Day” at COP21, Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing has no doubt: a fair green energy transition should "Start at Home".