UN Climate News: Climate Agreement to Issue "Challenge The Law" Changed After The Paris Attacks

Obama: "The challenge to the law," the issue of climate change agreement in Paris after attacks

Push for a strong agreement on climate, and global trade talks outside Paris opened on Monday met with US President Barack Obama, which proves that the world against terrorism, "a challenging task" Islam in Europe and beyond Undeterred by attacks linked to state stands.Obama paid homage to Paris and its people more than 150 world leaders took advantage of his speech two weeks, 130 were killed in the French capital conference after the attacks, "to proceed very Insisting on important ". He said the leaders to fight terrorism and at the same time to support prices continued to show determination said."Save it to mobilize all our efforts of those who want to tear our world's greatest rejection," Obama said.Obama's comments negotiations, success came at the beginning of two weeks or to reduce carbon emissions and avert the worst effects of climate change is expected to put the finishing touches to a comprehensive global agreement broke down. Said about global warming, "the idea that we can not do anything" - irony of Obama urged leaders here to fight the enemy.Abandoned and sunken cities, states and worsening floods and natural disasters after drawing immediate threats, Obama's "we have the ability to change." He stressed that the future is bleak too late, such as being the reason Do not call the attention of the late Martin Luther King Jr. "rise to this moment" and urged leaders."In that hour is almost upon us," Obama said.

US President Barack Obama to reduce carbon emissions in relation to cooperation meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Developing countries to industrialized countries that historically have contaminated much more about sharing the burden for a long time hampered efforts to reach a climate agreement constant struggle. The United States and other countries, and all countries insisted that a new agreement slides.




"No country - rich or poor, whether - what that means is immune," If left unchecked, the growing impact of climate change that he described as Obama said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama met on the sidelines of the climate conference.The logic is to put a fine point on, Obama to take strong measures to reduce emissions began, and India's Prime Minister later in the day with plans to hold a similar meeting China, which met Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The United States and the top leadership of China with 180 countries in preparation for the talks in Paris pledges to reduce emissions to their own."We got the lead on this issue is absolutely critical," Obama said. China and the United States, about 16 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions is about 30 percent.Obama's long a thorny relationship with the United States and China have been hot-button issues that have arisen since. Emanating from the United States, China, the United States has complained bitterly about cyberattacks against Obama in the disputed waters in the East China Sea and South China Sea, China's outspoken regularly spoke against the move."The teams in a constructive manner, there are ways to work through tensions," Obama said.After their meeting, the White House, Obama Obama when he visited the White House in September She has urged China to live up to commitments on the Internet, said, and added, "maritime disputes by peaceful means and international law including the need to address regional issues emphasis. " . Obama powers that would allow US companies to move ahead with economic reforms promoted as "fair competition in the Chinese market," the White House said.Global concerns it even more important for the United States and China to work together that Xi speaking through an interpreter."The global economy is gradually recovering and growing terrorism, and climate change is a major challenge, and more instability and uncertainty in the international situation," the Chinese leader said.Conference Obama administration to help the poorest countries adapt to climate change, a global fund of 51 million US $ (77,500,000 $ NZ) promises that announced, started off. Contribution of the United States, Germany, Canada, Italy and others totaling $ 248 million from the pledges to get.He said the dollar will come from the Obama administration did not specify where. Obama says his energy plan, which is unattainable amid fears of critics in the United States, the Republican climate targets to persuade Congress to fund operations have struggled for, and it could be wiped off the back.Obama, during his brief visit to Paris, as French President Francois Hollande, with plans for a dinner before returning to Washington on Tuesday for a meeting with island states strongly hit by climate change.Obama White House official said the Syrian crisis as well as to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the climate summit met with.Official Obama, Putin Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down as part of the process of political transition must believe that he is.He also spoke in the background Moscow, according to a White House official, Brest agreement respects, when sanctions against Russia that can not be undone, adding to the crisis in Ukraine A diplomatic solution emphasized.