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India says Paris climate deal won’t affect plans to double coal output

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Labourers work at a coal stockyard in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/KRISHNA N. DAS/FILES

December 14, 2015 — India still plans to double coal output by 2020 and rely on the resource for decades afterwards, a senior official said on Monday, days after rich and poor countries agreed in Paris to curb carbon emissions blamed for global warming.

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The Paris Climate Change Agreement Is a Huge Disappointment

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December 14, 2015 — Now that the handshakes, back slapping and self-congratulatory addresses are over, the cold hard reality of what wasn’t achieved at the Paris Climate Change Conference is setting in. Continue reading The Paris Climate Change Agreement Is a Huge Disappointment

5 Past Mistakes the 2015 Paris Agreement Needs to Fix

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December 10, 2015 — Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Paris with hopes of concluding a new climate change agreement tomorrow or maybe Saturday if the talks go in to overtime. Continue reading 5 Past Mistakes the 2015 Paris Agreement Needs to Fix

US joins ‘ambition coalition’ at UN climate talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the COP21 and Action Beyond Paris event, December 8, 2015, at the Le Bourget conference center. Arnaud Boissou/COP21

LE BOURGET, France (Dec. 10, 2015) — The United States said Wednesday, December 9, it had united with the European Union and 79 developing countries to jointly push for an ambitious accord in Paris to curb global warming.

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Are sustainable cities the answer to climate resilient future

SUSTAINABLE CITY. The city of Ghent in Belgium does not only pride itself as a tourist place in Belgium but are also implementing climate adaptation projects. Photo by Jed Alegado

LE BOURGET, France (Dec. 9, 2015) — Cities are highly concentrated with people, cars, and buildings. Cities are busy with activities that need a lot of energy and therefore use more fossil fuel compared to rural areas.

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