Scoop Coverage: NZ And The Paris COP21 Climate Talks

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Good Ideas We're Not Acting On Now: PM Calls For Global Action On Fossil Fuel Subsidies

“Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies is absolutely vital if the world is to succeed in substantially reducing emissions,” says Mr Key. More>>

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Fossil Of The Day: Dead Heat In First Fossil Of Day Awards At Paris

As world leaders up the ante on the opening day of the Paris Climate Summit, the first place Fossil of the Day award is a double-act. New Zealand claim a top spot for rather hilariously, or not, urging countries to phase out fossil fuel subsidies while shelling out big bucks to prop up fossil fuel production to the tune of $80 million. More>>

Climate Marches: New Zealanders March For Solutions Not Pollution

The Auckland march up Queen Street ended with a mass haka challenging the leaders of the world to take real climate action... Marches are also happening in 34 other New Zealand locations with the smallest in Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, where the entire population of seven people will take part. More>>

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The last time the global community tried to take collective action on climate change the world’s leaders finally came to agree that every not-too-onerous effort should be made to hold global warming to 2°C above the pre-industrial average. At Paris, all 150 participant countries nations will have put forward their pledges... On the information available, New Zealand's is the second weakest contribution of any nation in the developed world. More>>

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‘I will be very surprised if we don’t get an agreement. I think it’s a completely different situation to Copenhagen for a number of reasons. We’ve got a much more realistic negotiating proposal on the table. Secondly, I think the science has strengthened...’ More>>

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