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Date  May 29, 2016

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    Rules For U.N.*Climate*Pact May Take Two Years
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/rules-for-climate-pact-may-take-two-years-20392>

Climate Central 	 -‎ 	

	
	
	

A first United Nations meeting on implementing a 2015 global agreement 
to combat*climate change* showed it could take two years to work out a 
detailed rule book for a sweeping shift from fossil fuels, delegates said.

Scientists: 2016 likely to be hottest year on record despite looming La 
Niña 
<http://carbonbrief.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=39b25e6afa81d7ffc0e925ee9&id=c643b8dfef&e=04b4ed6ded>
Carbon Brief has been speaking to climate scientists about what it all 
means.


    Down with guilt! There are much better ways to get people to care
    about*climate change*.
    <http://www.vox.com/2016/5/28/11775348/climate-change-guilt>

Vox 	 -‎
	

	
	
	

How do you get people to do something about*climate change*? For years, 
the answer has been to prod people into thinking about their role in 
causing it, to guilt trip them into action.
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Arctic could warm by 17C if all known fossil fuels are burned, study 
finds 
<http://www.carbonbrief.org/arctic-could-warm-by-17c-if-all-known-fossil-fuels-are-burned-study-says>*
CarbonBrief  - Burning all the fossil fuels we know to exist on Earth 
could push global temperature an average of 8C above preindustrial 
levels, according to new research. The Arctic would bear the brunt of 
the warming, with temperatures potentially rising 17C, say the authors.

<http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54065#.V0nQQ_kgvct>


        At Security Council, climate change citied among factors
        impacting stability in Sahel
        <http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54065#.V0nQQ_kgvct>

26 May 2016 – At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council 
on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN 
officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the 
region’s security, development and stability by increasing drought and 
fuelling conflict.


    As Disaster Risks Rise, 20 Nations Get Help to Prepare
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/disaster-risks-rise-vulnerable-nations-get-help-20385>

A new scheme launched by U.N. agencies, the World Bank and countries 
most vulnerable to climate change on Tuesday is seeking funding of up to 
$130 million to help 20 at-risk nations prepare better for natural 
disasters. The Global Partnership for Preparedness, launched at the 
World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, aims to help the countries…Read 
More 
<http://www.climatecentral.org/news/disaster-risks-rise-vulnerable-nations-get-help-20385>

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