Reports quoting documents leaked ahead of the summit suggest that countries will be asked to sign up to 10 separate goals. These could include a deal on protecting oceans, the establishment of a powerful global agency for the environment, financial support to encourage sustainability for poorer nations and the appointment of an ecological high commissioner.
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Earth Summit: Can Rio +20 solve world's environmental problems? - CNN.com - 0 views
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Realistically, the best that can be hoped for is that Rio +20 will be the start of a process that leads to some or all of these goals being met. Few expect hard and fast policies to be put in place after three days of discussion and the likelihood is that participants will sign up to a document committing themselves to further action in the future.
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There are also numerous sticking points. Wealthy and poorer nations are likely to argue over sharing the burden of cutting carbon emissions. There have been concerns over the exclusion of references to basic human rights, such as access to water. Environmental monitoring methods are also expected to spark dissent.
Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Extreme Heat, Thunder, and More - 0 views
Australia now has carbon tax - UPI.com - 0 views
More than 60% of PHL reefs at critical risk by 2030 and 2050 - 0 views
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Climate Change, Extreme Weather Linked In Studies Examining Texas Drought And U.K. Heat - 0 views
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"Currently, attribution of single extreme events to anthropogenic climate change remains challenging,"
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Attribution is possible, they said, as long as it is framed in terms of probability, rather than certainty. So instead of saying climate change caused a heat wave, researchers could gauge how much more or less likely the heat wave was in a world where the climate is changing
Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains - Chicago Tribune - 0 views
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