'War Room' to Battle Warming Proposed - Richard Branson offers up idea at U.N. summit
Excerpt:
"Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson floats his "war room" idea Monday at the United Nations. With him on the podium are actress Daryl Hannah and U.N. General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim."
Showing posts with label UN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UN. Show all posts
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Age of "green economics" is upon us: U.N.
Excerpt:
"U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday the world is on the cusp of "the age of green economics" and called on nations to cooperate to fight global warming and promote the transformation.
"With the right financial incentives and a global framework, we can steer economic growth in a low-carbon direction," Ban said in remarks prepared for delivery to a Chicago business group."
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0721423720080208?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
"U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday the world is on the cusp of "the age of green economics" and called on nations to cooperate to fight global warming and promote the transformation.
"With the right financial incentives and a global framework, we can steer economic growth in a low-carbon direction," Ban said in remarks prepared for delivery to a Chicago business group."
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0721423720080208?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Thursday
UN Report: Renewable Energy Best Way to Cut Emissions
UN Report: Renewable Energy Best Way to Cut Emissions
Excerpt:
"A report commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that renewable energy is making a difference in the fight against global warming and that we need more of it. In fact, renewable energy is the best way to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions."
http://sustainablog.org/2007/12/11/un-report-renewable-energy-best-way-to-cut-emissions/
Excerpt:
"A report commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that renewable energy is making a difference in the fight against global warming and that we need more of it. In fact, renewable energy is the best way to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions."
http://sustainablog.org/2007/12/11/un-report-renewable-energy-best-way-to-cut-emissions/
Saturday
WHAT IS THE MDG MONITOR?
Excerpt 1:
"The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level."
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/
Excerpt 2:
About the MDG Monitor...The MDG Monitor has been created by the UN Development Programme in partnership with the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Relief Web of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Funding and in-kind support were provided by Google and Cisco.
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/aboutMDG.cfm
"The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level."
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/
Excerpt 2:
About the MDG Monitor...The MDG Monitor has been created by the UN Development Programme in partnership with the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Relief Web of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Funding and in-kind support were provided by Google and Cisco.
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/aboutMDG.cfm
Cisco, Google, And The U.N. Take On Poverty
Cisco, Google, And The U.N. Take On Poverty
Excerpt:
"Google has partnered with many companies and organizations, but a new development is far larger, and should have much more of a real-world impact, than anything we expected to see: the search giant is now working with Cisco and the United Nations to decrease global poverty."
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/01/cisco-google-and-the-u-n-take-on-poverty
Excerpt:
"Google has partnered with many companies and organizations, but a new development is far larger, and should have much more of a real-world impact, than anything we expected to see: the search giant is now working with Cisco and the United Nations to decrease global poverty."
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/01/cisco-google-and-the-u-n-take-on-poverty
Google Goes to U.N. Climate Conference
Excerpt:
"The U.N. has brought representatives from 190 nations to Bali, Indonesia to discuss climate change. Want to guess what search engine giant is present, as well? That’s right - Google.
A little over a week ago, the U.N.’s World Food Program began a contest on YouTube. Before that, Cisco, Google, and the U.N. launched a website to track (and hopefully decrease) global poverty. You might expect Eric Schmidt to stand up at the Bali conference and command all 190 countries to turn off their lights and cars.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/12/07/google-goes-to-u-n-climate-conference
"The U.N. has brought representatives from 190 nations to Bali, Indonesia to discuss climate change. Want to guess what search engine giant is present, as well? That’s right - Google.
A little over a week ago, the U.N.’s World Food Program began a contest on YouTube. Before that, Cisco, Google, and the U.N. launched a website to track (and hopefully decrease) global poverty. You might expect Eric Schmidt to stand up at the Bali conference and command all 190 countries to turn off their lights and cars.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/12/07/google-goes-to-u-n-climate-conference
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Monday
Environment disasters will swell migrant flows-UN
Environment disasters will swell migrant flows-UN
Excerpt:
"Environmental disasters sparked by climate change will increase the number of people seeking to migrate to richer countries from poorer parts of the world, U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday.
Speaking to the executive committee of his agency, the UNHCR, the former Portuguese prime minister called on the international community for greater efforts to tackle the problems sparking migration flows."
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL01263272.html
Excerpt:
"Environmental disasters sparked by climate change will increase the number of people seeking to migrate to richer countries from poorer parts of the world, U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday.
Speaking to the executive committee of his agency, the UNHCR, the former Portuguese prime minister called on the international community for greater efforts to tackle the problems sparking migration flows."
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL01263272.html
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