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<title><![CDATA[UN Links Global Governance of Oceans to Green Economy]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-links-global-governance-of-oceans-to-green-economy</link>
<description><![CDATA[Signatories to the Manila Declaration, adopted at the UN-sponsored Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections, aim to deliver new policies and actions to improve the sustainable management of oceans and coasts in the transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN and EU Spend 5.3 Million Euros on "Climate Smart" Farming]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-and-eu-spend-53-million-euros-on-climate-smart-farming</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and the European Commission are partnering to help developing countries transition to a "climate-smart" approach to agriculture that they claim better resists climate change and reduces carbon emissions. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Administration May Retaliate Over EU Aviation Emissions Law]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/obama-administration-may-retaliate-over-eu-aviation-emissions-law</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is considering options for retaliation in response to a new EU law that requires global airlines to pay a fee for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN, OECD, and World Bank to Shape Economic and Environmental Strategies]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-oecd-and-world-bank-to-shape-economic-and-environmental-strategies</link>
<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to steer developing countries into "green growth" strategies, the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Bank, are implementing a Green Growth Knowledge Platform to influence local, national, and global economic and environmental policy-making around the world. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EPA Pursues Radical Sustainable Development Agenda]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/epa-pursues-radical-sustainable-development-agenda</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Fox News report details how the EPA is pursuing a sustainable development agenda to "fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ecuadorian Appellate Court Rejects Chevron Appeal]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/ecuadorian-appellate-court-rejects-chevron-appeal</link>
<description><![CDATA[An appellate decision issued by a panel of three judges in the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador has upheld an $18 billion trial court judgment that, if upheld on further appeal, would hold Chevron Corp. responsible for damages relating to the alleged spilling of chemicals in the Amazon River basin by a predecessor company more than 20 years ago. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Carbon Tax on Non-EU Airlines Raises Retaliation Concerns]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-carbon-tax-on-noneu-airlines-raises-retaliation-concerns</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the face of an EU carbon tax on airlines flying anywhere in the European Union, which the European Court of Justice recently upheld and is due to take effect next month, governments around the world are drafting plans to retaliate with their own levies or other sanctions. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-carbon-tax-on-noneu-airlines-raises-retaliation-concerns</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Climate Conference Promotes Global Environmental Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-climate-conference-promotes-global-environmental-governance</link>
<description><![CDATA[Governments conclude the recent UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa with the adoption of the Durban Platform, a package of decisions that includes the creation of the Green Climate Fund, an Adaptation Committee designed to improve the coordination of adaptation actions on a global scale, and a Technology Mechanism. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Report Links 'Social Issues' and Climate Change Policies]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-report-links-social-issues-and-climate-change-policies</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new report from the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, and other UN agencies concludes that the goals of a transition to a "green" world must also include the enjoyment of human rights, gender equality, health, equity, social protection, decent work, equal participation, and good governance. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Proposes a New Global 'Climate Court' to Enforce Emissions Rules]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-proposes-a-new-global-climate-court-to-enforce-emissions-rules</link>
<description><![CDATA[The proposed judicial body would be responsible for enforcing rules requiring developed countries to cut emissions while compensating poorer countries in order to pay off an "historical climate debt." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNESCO Charts Course for Global Ocean Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/unesco-charts-course-for-global-ocean-governance</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new UNESCO paper outlines steps countries must take to achieve global ocean and coastal sustainability, including an institutional and legal framework to protect habitats and biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction and enhancing the effectiveness of the UN system on ocean issues. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Bank Launches Central Climate Change Database]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/world-bank-launches-central-climate-change-database</link>
<description><![CDATA[The World Bank&#39;s new Open Data Initiative on Climate Change is designed to provide policy-makers, development practitioners, individuals, and institutions with a central resource for information, data, and reports about climate change around the world. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/world-bank-launches-central-climate-change-database</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[MEP Expresses Disappointment in US for Opposing EU Aviation Emissions Measure]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/mep-expresses-disappointment-in-us-for-opposing-eu-aviation-emissions-measure</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent interview, German Christian Democrat Peter Liese, who guided the EU legislation to include aviation in its Emissions Trading System (ETS) from 2012, says that he was very disappointed by the October 24 passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the EU ETS Prohibition Act, which would bar US airlines from complying with EU rules. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Seeking Expanded Role in Global Environmental Governance With Proposed Legislation]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-seeking-expanded-role-in-global-environmental-governance-with-proposed-legislation</link>
<description><![CDATA[Proposed legislation from the European Commission would significantly enhance its role in the monitoring and reporting of carbon emissions; ensure that the EU and Member States comply with current and future international monitoring and reporting obligations and commitments; and would put in place operational rules for Member States to report on their use of revenues from the auctioning of allowances in the EU emissions trading system. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-seeking-expanded-role-in-global-environmental-governance-with-proposed-legislation</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[UNEP Paves Road to Global Environmental Governance with Emissions Proposals]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/unep-paves-road-to-global-environmental-governance-with-emissions-proposals</link>
<description><![CDATA[Example proposals contained in a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study on ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the area of sea transportation include &#39;levy-type&#39; proposals, such as the International Fund for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships, cap-and-trade schemes, and a baseline-and-credit trading scheme, and an average fuel efficiency target. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Cites Climate Change as a "defining challenge" to World Peace]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-secretarygeneral-cites-climate-change-as-a-defining-challenge-to-world-peace</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent address to the UN Security Council, Ban Ki-moon said that transnational crime, pandemics, and climate change were three defining challenges to international peace and security and conflict prevention, adding that "the United Nations [is] well- placed to promote an integrated mix of political, developmental and capacity-building responses." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNEP Publishes Handbook on Global Environmental Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/unep-publishes-handbook-on-global-environmental-governance</link>
<description><![CDATA[The recommendations contained in a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report for transitioning to a green and "socially inclusive" global economic model include enhanced regulatory frameworks; increased government spending on "green" projects; tax policies to shift consumer and investor preferences; and stronger international governance. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/unep-publishes-handbook-on-global-environmental-governance</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[WIPO Publication Explains Global IP Landscape]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/wipo-publication-explains-global-ip-landscape</link>
<description><![CDATA[The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published "World Intellectual  Property Report 2011-The Changing Face of Innovation," which examines the present global intellectual property landscape and offers insights on how best to cope with the growing demand for the protection of intellectual property rights. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/wipo-publication-explains-global-ip-landscape</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Directive Bans Use of Claim That Drinking Water Reduces Risk of Dehydration]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-directive-bans-use-of-claim-that-drinking-water-reduces-risk-of-dehydration</link>
<description><![CDATA[As a result of a European Food Standards Authority ruling rejecting the proposed claim of bottled water manufacturers that consuming water can reduce the risk of dehydration, the EU has implemented a directive against the use of such a claim for advertising purposes, the violation of which can result in a prison sentence of up to two years. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/eu-directive-bans-use-of-claim-that-drinking-water-reduces-risk-of-dehydration</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Urges Slovakia to Integrate Environmental and Economic Policies]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/oecd-urges-slovakia-to-integrate-environmental-and-economic-policies</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its Environmental Performance Review for the Slovak Republic, which details how Slovakia should integrate environmental policies into economic, social development, energy, transportation, tax, and agricultural policies. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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