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World Bank Funds "Climate Innovation Centers" In Developing Countries
May 20, 2016
The World Bank has launched a set of Climate Innovation Centers in developing nations around the world to support "climate-smart" businesses and advance the UN's agenda on climate change.
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NGO: Governments Must Integrate Rights into Climate Action
May 20, 2016
The Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice has produced a publication that calls on governments to integrate "the full range of human rights," including economic, social, and cultural rights, into their action to address climate change and seeks the inclusion of human rights considerations in national reports on climate action under the recent UN climate deal.
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WEF Investment Partnership Advances "Sustainability" in Africa
May 20, 2016
The World Economic Forum has announced that its Sustainable Development Investment Partnership is creating a regional hub in Africa to fund infrastructure projects that advance progress on the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.
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G-7 Commits to Early Action on UN Climate Deal
May 19, 2016
The Japan Times reports that, at a recent summit in Toyama, Japan, environment ministers from the Group of 7 industrialized nations agreed to seek the early entry into force of the UN climate agreement signed in April that commits governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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UN May Run Emissions Credit System for Airlines
May 19, 2016
Bloomberg reports that, according to David Antonioli of the greenhouse gas program Verified Carbon Standard, the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization will likely select the UN to run a carbon emissions credit program seeking to reduce the contribution of the airline industry to climate change.
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