UN General Assembly UN General Assembly 74th Sessionun.org - news.un.org A young girl waters seedlings in Merea, Lake Chad, an activity which has become a daily chore. The Swedish teenage climate activist, Greta Thunberg …
Reuters UKUN General Assembly World leaders to take stock of 'faltering' global goalsReuters UK - Ellen WulfhorstUNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world is decades behind schedule to achieve ambitious goals to fight poverty, inequality and other ills, development experts warned on Wednesday,
Icon version of the Flipboard logoClimate Why businesses underestimate the need to adapt to extreme climate eventsphys.org - University of Manchester What the Stern Report did in 2006 for climate mitigation and the need to reduce carbon emissions, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now tries …
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher (United Kingdom), General Assembly (48th plenary meeting, 8 November 1989)un.org - webtv.un.org 8 Nov 1989 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the press on the passing of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher passed away. I’d like to …
Opinion Mood lift for climate actioncsmonitor.com - AP Three decades of efforts to arrest global warming have inspired many people to adopt solutions. Yet as temperatures keep rising, and many weather …
MarketWatchClimate Bill Gates, Ban Ki-moon and others propose $1.8 trillion investment over a decade for climate-change adaptationMarketWatch - By Associated Press A group of leaders from business, politics and science have called for a massive investment in adapting to climate change over the next decade, …
Climate New Climate Crisis Report: Invest $1.8 Trillion Now or Pay Heavier Price Laterecowatch.com - Jordan Davidson Adapt Now: A Gobal Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience by the Global Commission on Adaptation was led by former UN Secretary-General Ban …
Splinter Liberal View Yet Another Climate Study Confirms We're Screwedsplinternews.com - Rebecca Fishbein A very cheerful new global study has determined what we already know: climate change is real, it’s happening now, and the world is not the least bit …
Fast Companyadded this to Fast CompanyInnovation Bill Gates and Ban Ki-Moon: Investing in climate solutions could generate $7.1 trillionFast Company - Adele PetersThey want to invest $1.8 trillion over the next decade in climate adaptation—and see the potential for enormous gains. As climate change fuels bigger disasters—from Hurricane Dorian leveling parts of Bahamas
FortuneClimate The Massive Cost of Not Adapting to Climate ChangeFortune - Eric Roston, Bloomberg Slowing the planetary march toward climate catastrophe—and the multitrillion-dollar investment required to do it—has become a central issue of global …
The Washington PostUnited Nations The Energy 202: Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon and other leaders propose ways to adapt to a warming planetThe Washington Post - By Dino Grandoni Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events
MIT Technology ReviewTechnology If we spend trillions on climate adaptation we will make four times that much backMIT Technology Review - James Temple Investing $1.7 trillion over the next decade to prepare for climate change will produce more than $7 trillion in economic returns, according to a new …
Reuters UKClimate Investing in climate adaptation can spur trillions in benefits: reportReuters UK - Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investing $1.8 trillion between 2020 and 2030 in projects to help communities adapt to the worsening impacts of climate change could yield $7.1 trillion in economic benefits, according
Belgium Adapting to climate change brings ‘economic opportunities,’ says reportbrusselstimes.com - www.brusselstimes.com The world must speed up its preparations for the “inevitable” consequences of climate change, an adaptation that moreover brings economic …
UK Politics Avoiding ‘climate apartheid’ to cost trillionsinews.co.uk - Josh Barrie Humanity isn’t ready for the inevitable and potentially devastating effects of the immediate climate crisis, according to a new report. The world’s …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoBill Gates Bill Gates Says Investing In Climate Change Will Save Nigeria, Other Nations $7.1 Trillion | Sahara Reporterssaharareporters.com The world needs to invest $1.8 trillion into tackling climate change to prevent spending over $7 trillion in cleaning up devastations in the …
Sydtrackadded this to topic potentialSustainable DevelopmentBan Ki-moon, From Syria to Sustainable Development: The United Nations on the Eve of General Assembly 2013 - Women's Internationalun.org Women's International Forum: Lecture by the Secretary-General on 'From Syria to Sustainable Development: The United Nations on the Eve of General …
Nomadadded this to Dilli Meri JaanDelhi Former Apple CEO, his wife visit mohalla clinic in Delhiindianexpress.com - Express News Service Former CEO of Apple and Pepsi John Sculley and his wife Diane Sculley, during their visit to India, visited a mohalla clinic in the capital’s Kamala …
Haaretzadded this to Middle EastSyria UN to Investigate Attacks on Humanitarian Sites in Syriahaaretz.com - Reuters The United Nations will investigate attacks on UN-supported facilities in northwest Syria, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday, …
Jpost.comadded this to Israel NewsUnited Nations U.N. to investigate strikes on U.N.-supported facilities in Syriajpost.com - REUTERS Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer …
New Scientistadded this to New ScientistFossil Fuels The UK is spending billions on overseas fossil fuel projects | New Scientistnewscientist.com - By Adam Vaughan The UK gave £4.6bn to overseas fossil fuel projects between 2010 and 2017, which campaigners say is incompatible with the country’s climate and …
Council on Foreign RelationsSustainable Development Goals Taking Stock of the UN Sustainable Development Goalscfr.org - Stewart M. Patrick This week, representatives from UN member states meet to discuss progress on six goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In my weekly …
The Hindu Groupadded this to The HinduRohingya Ex-UN chief concerned over monsoon floods in Rohingya campsthehindu.com - AP Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over risks of monsoon floods threatening the lives of Rohingya refugees in sprawling …
Al Jazeeraadded this to Global NewsRohingya Former UN chief says Bangladesh cannot continue hosting RohingyaAl JazeeraBan Ki-moon wants Myanmar to take steps to allow Rohingya to return 'without fear of persecution'. Bangladesh is overwhelmed by the huge Rohingya population living on its territory and cannot be expected
PlanetRadioadded this to PlanetRadioAberdeenshire Win it Minute: Name a month of the year that has 5 lettersplanetradio.co.uk - Lauren Mitchell Steven from Inverurie took on these questions today and scored 7 out of 10. We play the Win it Minute every weekday on Jeff and Lauren in the Morning …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoNews (China) China calls for multilateralism, int'l cooperation to address climate changeglobaltimes.cn - www.globaltimes.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for the adherence of multilateralism and international cooperation to deal with climate change. Li made …
Reutersadded this to World NewsChina Dutch PM says China has stuck to climate goals despite economy, trade warReuters - By Ryan WooBEIJING (Reuters) - China has stuck to its climate change goals even with a slowing economy - the world's second largest - and a trade war with the United States, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Thursday.
Icon version of the Flipboard logoMark Rutte CORRECTED-Dutch PM says China has stuck to climate goals despite...reuters.com - Ryan Woo(Corrects year of climate agreement to 2015 in para 2) BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) - China has stuck to its climate change goals even with a slowing economy - the world’s second largest - and a trade war
News (China) Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon’s Climate Organization Arrives in Beijingcaixinglobal.com - www.caixinglobal.com China, the world's biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, will host the first regional office of an organization chaired by Ban Ki-moon, …
The Globe and MailChina Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte calls China ‘a staunch supporter of the Paris Climate Agreement’The Globe and Mail - Ryan WooChina has stuck to its climate change goals even with a slowing economy - the world’s second largest - and a trade war with the United States, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday. Nations
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