Sustainability
UN and EU Spend 5.3 Million Euros on "Climate Smart" Farming
January 25, 2012
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.UN, OECD, and World Bank to Shape Economic and Environmental Strategies
January 18, 2012
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.Obama Administration May Retaliate Over EU Aviation Emissions Law
January 18, 2012
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.EPA Pursues Radical Sustainable Development Agenda
January 11, 2012
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."Ecuadorian Appellate Court Rejects Chevron Appeal
January 4, 2012
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.EU Carbon Tax on Non-EU Airlines Raises Retaliation Concerns
December 28, 2011
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.UN Report Links 'Social Issues' and Climate Change Policies
December 19, 2011
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.UN Climate Conference Promotes Global Environmental Governance
December 19, 2011
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.UN Proposes a New Global 'Climate Court' to Enforce Emissions Rules
December 16, 2011
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."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."A JOINT PROGRAM OF
