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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
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UN Climate Draft Shows Deep Divide On Funding For Poorer Nations At COP29
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday offers wide-ranging options to raise funding for poorer countries, signalling that tough negotiations remain at the COP29 talks in Baku.
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UK Vows To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 81% On 1990 Levels By 2035
The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions on climate change.
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India Vulnerable To Climate Change Due To Heavy Population: UN Environment Body Official
"There is massive pollution, in particular in northern Indian cities like Delhi that are very polluted. India is facing climate change and is more vulnerable to climate change than the United States," Mr Solheim said.
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Environment Threats "Greatest Challenge To Human Rights Of Our Era": UN
The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats from pollution and climate change were sparking and deepening conflicts worldwide, and will soon constitute the biggest challenge to human rights.
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Leaded Petrol Use Eradicated Globally, Will Prevent 1.2 Million Premature Deaths: UN
The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over $2.4 trillion annually, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said Monday.
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One Million Animal, Plant Species Face Extinction: UN
Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity -- and ultimately our survival -- depends, according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of Nature released Monday.
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"Will Call Once I Land": Indian Texted Husband Before Ethiopia Jet Crash
UN Consultant Shikha Garg, who died in the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday, had texted her husband she would call him on landing, the local media reported on Tuesday.
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UN Environment Chief Quits After Audit On Travel Expenses
UN environment chief Erik Solheim resigned on Tuesday after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an outcry, UN officials said.
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Satya Tripathi Becomes Assistant Secretary-General Of UN Environment Body
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran Indian development economist and UN official Satya S Tripathi as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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United Nations Environment Programme Chief Urges China To Do More On Climate
The world's biggest polluter China has a "big job" ahead of it in the global fight against climate change, the United Nation's (UN) environment chief said Wednesday.
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E-Waste Rising Dangerously In Asia: UN Study
Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study released Sunday.
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Incoming UN Chief Names 3 Women To Top Posts
Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced his choice of Nigeria's Environment Minister Amina Mohammed to be the UN's number two official and tabbed two other women for key leadership posts.
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Volkswagen Scandal Marks Climate Mindset Change: Summit Head
Outrage over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal has revealed that the public will no longer settle when it comes to environmental protections, the president of last year's UN climate conference told AFP.
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
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UN Climate Draft Shows Deep Divide On Funding For Poorer Nations At COP29
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday offers wide-ranging options to raise funding for poorer countries, signalling that tough negotiations remain at the COP29 talks in Baku.
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UK Vows To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 81% On 1990 Levels By 2035
The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions on climate change.
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India Vulnerable To Climate Change Due To Heavy Population: UN Environment Body Official
"There is massive pollution, in particular in northern Indian cities like Delhi that are very polluted. India is facing climate change and is more vulnerable to climate change than the United States," Mr Solheim said.
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Environment Threats "Greatest Challenge To Human Rights Of Our Era": UN
The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats from pollution and climate change were sparking and deepening conflicts worldwide, and will soon constitute the biggest challenge to human rights.
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Leaded Petrol Use Eradicated Globally, Will Prevent 1.2 Million Premature Deaths: UN
The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over $2.4 trillion annually, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said Monday.
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One Million Animal, Plant Species Face Extinction: UN
Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity -- and ultimately our survival -- depends, according to a landmark UN assessment of the state of Nature released Monday.
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"Will Call Once I Land": Indian Texted Husband Before Ethiopia Jet Crash
UN Consultant Shikha Garg, who died in the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday, had texted her husband she would call him on landing, the local media reported on Tuesday.
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UN Environment Chief Quits After Audit On Travel Expenses
UN environment chief Erik Solheim resigned on Tuesday after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an outcry, UN officials said.
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Satya Tripathi Becomes Assistant Secretary-General Of UN Environment Body
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran Indian development economist and UN official Satya S Tripathi as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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United Nations Environment Programme Chief Urges China To Do More On Climate
The world's biggest polluter China has a "big job" ahead of it in the global fight against climate change, the United Nation's (UN) environment chief said Wednesday.
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E-Waste Rising Dangerously In Asia: UN Study
Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study released Sunday.
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Incoming UN Chief Names 3 Women To Top Posts
Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced his choice of Nigeria's Environment Minister Amina Mohammed to be the UN's number two official and tabbed two other women for key leadership posts.
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Volkswagen Scandal Marks Climate Mindset Change: Summit Head
Outrage over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal has revealed that the public will no longer settle when it comes to environmental protections, the president of last year's UN climate conference told AFP.
