AAN Editors 09 September, 2015 Share Twitter + Facebook + Email + World’s leading polluters have racked up a $10 trillion carbon debt The countries most responsible for global warming owe the rest of the world a tremendous debt. A new study published Monday puts a staggering figure on the amount developed countries owe the world for carbon dioxide emissions since 1990, putting the figure at $10 trillion. Inside Climate News breaks down the research. SHARE THIS
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14Sep Hollande to champion financial transaction tax to bolster EU climate finance contributions French President Francois Hollande has pledged to revive the implementation of a European tax on financial transactions that would be partly allocated to the fight against climate change. Read More
14Sep Argentina set for ‘cheating’ climate pledge – NGOs Argentina’s mooted contribution to the new global climate agreement - cutting CO2 15% by 2030 - has been criticized as “weak” and lacking in vision by environmentalists, according to local news reports. RTCC
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14Sep EU to discuss strategy for Paris climate change summit As Brussels creaks under the strain of one of the largest refugee crises since WW2, member states are primed to thrash out their strategy for the Paris climate summit this week. RTCC
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