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Important Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement

Started bySam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
First post2015-12-12 19:34 -0600
Last post2015-12-13 05:32 +0000
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  Important Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-12 19:34 -0600
    Re: Important Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-12-13 00:50 -0500
    Re: Important Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-13 05:32 +0000

#538810 — Important Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2015-12-12 19:34 -0600
SubjectImportant Day | Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement
Message-ID<uridnduLTuGkVvHLnZ2dnUU7-b_OydjZ@giganews.com>
Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/paris-climate-negotiations-produce-an-agreement/


> The international agreement states that nations will aim to limit
> “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C
> above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the
> temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels."
> International negotiations have long been focused on a 2°C limit, but
> the 1.5°C language was a surprise addition.
>
> Rather than prescribe some common emissions target, the negotiations
> took a “bottom-up” approach, with nations each submitting their own
> emissions pledges.



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FromWally W. <ww84wa@aim.com>
Date2015-12-13 00:50 -0500
Message-ID<vo1q6blcm5jil5re8dg5e7pehu9242obk6@4ax.com>
In reply to#538810
On Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:34:49 -0600, Sam Wormley wrote:

>Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement

... to meet again next year.

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Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2015-12-13 05:32 +0000
Message-ID<hfcvjc-lf.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#538810
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Paris climate negotiations produce an agreement
>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/paris-climate-negotiations-produce-an-agreement/
> 
> 
>> The international agreement states that nations will aim to limit
>> ?the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2?C
>> above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the
>> temperature increase to 1.5?C above pre-industrial levels."
>> International negotiations have long been focused on a 2?C limit, but
>> the 1.5?C language was a surprise addition.
>>
>> Rather than prescribe some common emissions target, the negotiations
>> took a ?bottom-up? approach, with nations each submitting their own
>> emissions pledges.
 
Pledges, like everything else about this Paris circus, are worthless. 
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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