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UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Posted by Richard Matthews
Wed, Aug 25
For more than five years, the UN has been behind efforts to broaden sustainable development education initiatives around the world. Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromisi...
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UN Climate Treaty Deadlock
Posted by Richard Matthews
Thu, Aug 19
Lowering Expectations for UN Climate Negotiations Conflicting positions are undermining efforts to find agreement on greenhouse gas reductions. Delegates at the recent climate talks in Bonn made no progress on binding targets to red...
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UN Chief Asks G20 to Focus on a Sustainable Recovery
Posted by Richard Matthews
Fri, Jun 25
According to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, G20 leaders assembling in Toronto should focus on environment-friendly measures to promote global economic recovery. To continue reading go to THE GREEN MARKET.
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VIDEO: The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water
Posted by Joyce Kushner
Mon, Mar 22
Today, March 22, is World Water Day which was is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. It was started to raise awareness about the world's increasing...
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The Business Community's Silence on UN Climate Change Negotiat...
Posted by Richard Matthews
Tue, Mar 16
The business community must assume some of the responsibility for the lack of results at UN climate talks last year in Copenhagen (COP15). The business communities silence is not only detrimental to the planet it effectively excludes critic...
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The Resignation of Head UN Climate Change Negotiator Yvo de Boer
Posted by Richard Matthews
Tue, Mar 09
Last month, Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigned. Mr de Boer's greatest success was the Bali agreement in 2007. Despite his valient attempt to find a binding agr...
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Climate Summit Raises Good Question -- Isn't It High Time We S...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Wed, Sep 23
How has the weather been in your neck of the woods this past week, month and year? It's edging toward the end of September and in just the past two days alone, my region has seen several inches of snow and temperatures in the low 30s...an...
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Sarkozy shows climate change leadership in talks with UN chief
Posted by Mark Butkus
Mon, Jul 20
French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed climate change in New York City on Friday with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Sarkozy stressed the need for a new organization that would oversee climate change initiatives. The F...
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