climate change
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Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today. The Paris Agreement for the first time brings all nations into a common cause based on their historic, current and future responsibilities. The universal agreement’s main aim is to keep a global…
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CARICOM Member States grateful for several elements in Paris Climate Change Agreement – Fletcher
There are elements in this document for which our CARICOM countries are grateful. The increased ambition of the Agreement, as reflected by the reference to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, is a significant achievement that has already started to resonate with ‘positive vibrations’ throughout the Caribbean. The separate treatment of Loss…
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CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque chairs a CARICOM Caucus at COP 21
Please see video of CARICOM Secretary-General’s address to the High Level Segment of COP 21 at this link: http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-08-15-00-conference-of-the-parties-cop-9th-meeting-conference-of-the-parties-serving-as-the-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-kyoto-protocol-cmp-7th-meeting As the second week climate negotiations in Paris rolls on, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is continuing to advocate for a legally binding Paris Agreement that limits long term temperature increase to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. CARICOM Secretary-General on Tuesday…
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Youth Environment activist meets CARICOM SG
Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Mr. Stefan Knights Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Mr. Stefan Knights met CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at COP 21 in Paris, France, Thursday. CYEN, which is active in 18 territories across the Caribbean, is seeking closer engagement on environmental matters with relevant Caribbean Community institutions, including…
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CARICOM, Italy sign cooperation agreement
CARICOM and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Thursday. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Italy’s Special Envoy for the Countries of the Caribbean, Paolo Serpi signed the document on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21 in Paris, France. The MOU is expected to strengthen political, scientific…
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CARICOM negotiators push key issues as COP 21 releases draft agreement
As negotiators review a preliminary draft agreement issued Wednesday at the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21, in Paris, CARICOM Ministers and Heads of delegations are pressing for outstanding concerns to be adequately represented in the final outcome agreement, due on Friday. At the top of the list is the long term temperature issue, on which CARICOM continues to stress…
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CARICOM finds Chinese support on key Climate Change issues
The Chinese delegation at the bilateral meeting with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met Monday with China on the sidelines of the Climate Conference, COP 21 in Paris, France. The CARICOM team was led by the Environment Minister of Barbados Dr. Denis Lowe, and included the Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources in Guyana, Raphael…
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Pushing the Caribbean agenda in Paris
St Kitts-Nevis PM makes impassioned plea at climate change conference PARIS, France (CMC) – St Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has called on the international community to “negotiate and agree a legally-binding agreement with ambitious emission reduction targets”. Addressing the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Harris reiterated the seriousness and…
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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Urges UN Conference to Support CARICOM Position on Climate Change
PARIS, France, Dec 02 2015 – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is calling on the global community to support CARICOM’s position advocating for a cap on the world’s temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius as part of their deliberations during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Paris from Nov. 30 – Dec. 11, 2015. In…
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Caribbean Negotiators Determined to Succeed in Paris
by Desmond Brown – Executive Editor PARIS, France, Dec 03 2015, CNS – They have come to Paris in “full force” with “a determination to succeed”. But whether that optimism will translate into an acceptable agreement for Caribbean leaders and negotiators remains to be seen. The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told Caribbean News Service…
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