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UN Coalition Pushes "Sustainability" in Asian Infrastructure
August 03, 2017
As part of its plans to embed the global "sustainable development" agenda in China's massive infrastructure project to connect Eurasia, the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, the UN Environment Programme has announced the launch of an International Coalition for Green Development on Belt and Road to monitor the impacts of the initiative on the climate and "sustainability."
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OECD, WEF Channel Funding Toward "Sustainability" in Asia
August 03, 2017
At a May meeting in Cambodia, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched a Sustainable Development Infrastructure Partnership hub for Southeast Asia to help provide "sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure" in the region, funded by governments, banks, pension funds, and other groups.
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UN Official Seeks Small Business Support on SDGs
August 03, 2017
A statement from the UN Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti to a "Small Business Knowledge Summit" at the UN signaled the international organization's intention to enlist small and medium-sized businesses in its efforts to achieve the comprehensive social and environmental targets of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Meeting Aims at "Sustainable Insurance" System
August 03, 2017
An article by Christopher Swope describes a conference hosted by the UN Environment Programme focused on pushing leaders from cities and the global insurance industry to collaborate on a "sustainable insurance" system that takes into account the potential impacts of climate change on urban areas.
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Coalition Calls for Global Carbon Tax
August 03, 2017
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, a group of businesses, international institutions, and governments seeking to place a price on greenhouse gas emissions, released a report in May calling for a "worldwide carbon pricing system" that would effectively impose a global tax on businesses' emissions to encourage them to implement the UN's climate change agenda.
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