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Climate Change: brief news 24 December

Nations urged to improve climate pledges by April 2017
Date UN shuts book for signing Paris agreement is the moment for world to show it’s cutting carbon faster, says Dutch thinktank
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/22/nations-urged-to-improve-climate-pledges-by-april-2017

After Paris accord, most US Republicans back action on climate.
A majority of U.S. Republicans who had heard of the international climate deal in Paris said they support working with other countries to curb global warming and were willing to take steps to do so, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/1774466391007567076

Eric Doherty: Will Trudeau’s infrastructure billions worsen climate crisis?
Given Trudeau’s statements on the seriousness of the climate crisis, you might expect that the multi-billion dollar infrastructure program he ran on in the election would already be targeted to reduce carbon pollution. You would be wrong.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/8698991357274570538

Andrew C. Revkin: As documents show wider oil industry knowledge of CO2 climate impacts, a “take it back” proposal.
Documents show widespread awareness among industry scientists and trade association representatives of potential climate risks from a buildup of CO2. Now what?
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/1774466391007567085

December 23, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general