Sustainability
WWF Faults U.S. For Not Supporting an Ambitious Climate Change Agenda
December 14, 2011
Disappointed by what it perceived to be a weak outcome at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, WWF criticized the United States for failing to limit "dangerous climate change."WWF "Grades" European Countries on Climate Change Performances
December 11, 2011
WWF's newly-released EU Climate Policy Tracker 2011 presents up-to-date developments in climate and energy policies across the 27 EU member states and provides aggregated scores on a scale A to G, for all member states.Oxfam and WWF Seek Global Agreement on Emissions Reductions
December 11, 2011
Oxfam, WWF, and the International Chamber of Shipping are urging delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa to give the International Maritime Organization (IMO) clear guidance on how to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, including the creation of a mechanism for redistributing shipping revenues to developing countries to fight climate change.UNESCO Charts Course for Global Ocean Governance
December 7, 2011
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.World Bank Launches Central Climate Change Database
December 5, 2011
The World Bank'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.UN Secretary-General Cites Climate Change as a "defining challenge" to World Peace
November 30, 2011
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."UNEP Paves Road to Global Environmental Governance with Emissions Proposals
November 30, 2011
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 'levy-type' 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.EU Seeking Expanded Role in Global Environmental Governance With Proposed Legislation
November 30, 2011
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.MEP Expresses Disappointment in US for Opposing EU Aviation Emissions Measure
November 30, 2011
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.Swiss NGOs Call for Binding "Corporate Justice" Rules
November 28, 2011
Over 50 Swiss NGOs have petitioned the Swiss government to impose binding rules that would ensure that companies headquartered in Switzerland observe human rights and environmental standards worldwide.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
