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Plea Trump not to ditch Paris treaty-Climate Summit Chief

Posted on November 24, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

  March at COP22 climate conference Marrakech.Photo J Sutton Hibbert/Greenpeace  …Crucially, just $165m of new money was pledged by advanced economies for Global Climate Fund which enabled poorer countries to sign up to the Paris agreement. UN source insisted that the $100bn … Continue reading →

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Australia ranks 54th from 58 countries for “unambitious, uninspired” climate policies

Posted on November 22, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

“The government spruiks its climate credentials but Australia remains a laggard on cutting climate pollution,” said the Australian Conservation Foundation’s CEO Kelly O’Shanassy in response to the findings of the CAN-Germanwatch report. “The world is watching as our pollution rises … Continue reading →

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