C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group meeting May 18-21 |
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Jul 9 2009 - 9:00am | ||
The third summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group met in Seoul, Korea, from May 18-21, to discuss "... |
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Europe's action on climate change trailing behind its rhetoric? |
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Sep 14 2009 - 6:46pm | ||
According to a new study from Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, "Europe is failing its own climate change rhetoric. The European Union's 2020 emissions reduction target of... |
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CitNet workshop at UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
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Jul 9 2009 - 9:57am | ||
The workshop at the UN was on "Defining Sustainable Consumption and Production" with regard to food and agriculture. The workshop examined some of the tools and processes involved in... |
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IPCC Chairman to head Columbia's International Research Institute for Climate and Society |
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Jul 9 2009 - 10:45am | ||
Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore - has agreed to serve as the... |
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New report on "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions" |
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Jul 9 2009 - 10:54am | ||
The International Alliance of Research Universities issued a report, Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, that presents an up-to-date overview of recent climate change... |
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US joins new International Renewable Energy Agency |
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Jul 9 2009 - 11:43am | ||
The US joined the new International Renewable Energy Agency (... |
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G-8 leaders agree to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius |
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Jul 9 2009 - 12:18pm | ||
G-8 leaders agreed to a non-binding goal of keeping the world's average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). The G-8 leaders also ... |
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Report from the 2009 session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 17) May 4-15 now available |
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May 18 2009 - 8:47am | ||
At the meetings of the UN CSD, major civil society groups recognized by the Commission (farmers, women, NGOs, indigenous peoples, scientists, youth, workers, business and local authorities) have... |
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State Department official John Matuszak delivers sustainability statement after CSD 17 |
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May 4 2009 - 9:17am | ||
On Earth Day this year, the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was asked to characterize his vision for the Department of Agriculture, and he answered with one word – “sustainable.” We... |
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UN SG on role of local authorities in fighting climate change |
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Jun 12 2009 - 5:00pm | ||
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon stressed the role of US state and local authorities in fighting climate change and pushing for a new international climate agreement, in a June 12 speech. "... |
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