“UN, other agencies aim to standardise measurement of environmental impacts”
Major multilateral organisations will launch a new initiative next week aimed at developing a system of standards for companies, investors and financial institutions to measure their impact on global sustainability.
“U.N.: Cheaper to invest in climate change fight than to rebuild after a disaster”
Investments necessary to reduce climate change risks may be less than what’s needed to rebuild after related disasters, U.N. leaders said from Tehran.
“U.N.: Global population to reach 9.8B by 2050”
A United Nations report says the world population will increase to 9.8 billion people by 2050 despite a nearly global decrease in fertility rates.
“UN experts denounce ‘myth’ pesticides are necessary to feed the world”
The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts.
“U.N. Official Reveals Real Reason Behind Warming Scare”
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/climate-change-scare-tool-to-destroy-capitalism/
At a news conference last week in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity but to destroy capitalism.
“This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the Industrial Revolution,” she said.
“Does climate change cause conflict?”
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2017/01/20/does-climate-change-cause-conflict/
A research paper, “Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa,” presented to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences claims that temperature rises in Africa have coincided with significant increases in the likelihood of war.
“With Twice The Protein As Quinoa, The Pulse Might Be The Year’s New Hot ‘Superfood’”
Move over, quinoa, kale, and açaí– 2016’s newest superfood might come in a familiar package (or can). Pulses — the dried edible seeds of legume plants, which include things like lentils, dried peas, and beans — are hoping to get their moment in the spotlight, thanks in part to a United Nations campaign to make 2016 the International Year of Pulses.
“By Adding One Word, UN Climate Deal Moves in New Direction”
Eliminating fossil fuels from the world’s energy supply is back on the United Nations agenda as envoys from around the world wrap up a week of discussions about a deal on global warming they intend to adopt by the end of the year.
The delegates drawn from energy and environment ministries in more than 190 nations are grappling with a draft of an agreement for a UN summit in Paris in December. The text now includes a word it lacked on Monday. It was introduced by the U.S. and is deemed crucial by environmental groups for setting a course for business: “Decarbonization.”
“UN OZONE CELEBRATIONS”
http://ozone.unep.org/en/infomaterials.php
Think about this when applying sun cream on your holidays!
Fossil-Fuel Limits Emerge as Target for Deal on Warming
Envoys from some 190 nations are taking more seriously the idea of setting a goal for phasing out the pollution from fossil fuels, lending support to the movement against investments in oil and coal companies.
After a week of discussions in Geneva, delegates convened by the United Nations adopted an 86-page draft document with options including the near-elimination of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 or 2100 — or to suck the most destructive fumes out of the atmosphere by 2080.
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