Sustainability
UN Body Pays China to Reduce Emissions
May 13, 2013
The UN's Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol will provide up to $380 million to China to fund the elimination of its production of ozone-depleting substances.Oxfam Alarmed over Lack of "Climate Finance"
April 10, 2013
Oxfam has announced its concern over a reduction in the redistribution of funds to developing countries to deal with the effects of global warming.Business Group Promotes "Natural Capital Management"
March 27, 2013
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Business coalition, an organization of 26 companies, has released a report calling for the use of "natural capital management," or pro-environment, principles in business decision-making.NGO Leader Calls for International Climate "Justice"
March 20, 2013
The head of the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development suggests that reparations and "truth commissions" are appropriate answers to the impacts of climate change.Organizations Oppose EU Cap and Trade
March 11, 2013
A group of environmental organizations argues that the EU's emissions trading scheme has failed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and should be abolished.Kerry Promotes Climate Change Agenda
March 5, 2013
In a recent speech, Secretary of State John Kerry called for new steps in confronting global warming.UN Creates New Center on Climate Change
March 5, 2013
The UN has announced the establishment of its Climate Technology Centre, which will encourage the transfer of climate-friendly technology from developed countries to developing nations.UN Official Calls for Oversight of Near-Earth Object Threats
February 27, 2013
Following the destructive meteor impact in Russia last week, Sergio Camacho, Chairman of the Action Team on Near-Earth Objects of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs ("UNOOSA"), has recommended the formation of an International Asteroid Warning Network ("IAWN") to discover and track objects and generate early warnings of potential impacts.EESC Seeks EU-wide Energy Tax
February 26, 2013
The European Economic and Social Committee ("EESC") has decried the "hotchpotch" system of national taxation of the energy market and has called for a common EU tax system that is more consumer-centered.EU Votes to Rescue Carbon Market
February 26, 2013
The European Parliament's environment committee voted today to "backload" carbon allowances in the European Union, creating a scarcity of such allowances in Europe's cap-and-trade system and saving the market from plummeting prices brought on by recession.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
