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With NYS Comptroller’s office mired in controversy, New Yorkers escalate call for fossil fuel divestment The New York State Common Retirement Fund could have been $22 billion richer if the fund divested its fossil fuels stocks 10 years ago, according to a new analysis released today by research a

Climate , Environment , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/12/2018

CAN CHINA REALLY LEAD THE WAY TO AN “ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION”?

Jeremy Lent If president Xi Jinping’s ecological vision turns out to be more than mere rhetoric, it could have a profound effect on humanity’s future. Imagine a president of the United States calling for an “ecological civilization” that ensures “harmony between human and nature.” Now im

Climate , Governance , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/06/2018

Partnership Campaign to Save the Paris Agreement

Climate Scorecard has launched a Partnership Campaign to save the Paris Agreement and are inviting all concerned organizations to join the Campaign. This Campaign is targeted at getting countries, especially leading greenhouse gas emitting countries, to strengthen the ambition of their pledges to th

Climate , Governance , Sustainable Development / 09/04/2018

Progress Urged As Bangkok Climate Talks Open To Prepare Paris Agreement Implementation

Against the backdrop of severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and floods across the world, governments are convening a supplementary meeting in Bangkok to prepare the implementation guidelines of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The guidelines are needed to make the Paris Agreement wo

Climate , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 08/31/2018

Brazil hits emissions target early, but rising deforestation risks reversal

John C. Cannon The decline in deforestation between 2016 and 2017 saved emissions of the equivalent of 610 million metric tons (672 million tons) of carbon dioxide from the Brazilian Amazon and 170 million metric tons (187 million tons) from the Cerrado, Brazil’s wooded savanna, according to the B

Climate , Disasters , Environment , Sustainable Development / 08/14/2018

Fiery summer a gauge of our planet’s health

According to the #World #Resources #Institute, by #2040, 33 #countries – including #Greece – will be severely #water-#stressed.

Climate , Disasters , Environment , Events , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 08/09/2018

Global mobilisation for Rise for Climate Action

Ongoing Rise for #Climate #movement #mobilisation; join the movement; #Global #Climate #Action #Summit

Climate , Disasters , Sustainable Development / 08/06/2018

Extreme weather renews focus on adaptation

Countries need to recognise that the climate impacts they are beginning to experience now are only the start

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 07/03/2018

Strengthen local forest rights for best climate solutions

Ranjan K Panda India needs to proactively include indigenous communities and forest dwellers in its efforts to restore and expand forest cover to sequester carbon, and not exclude them from forestry management In India, a new wave of admiration about our traditional knowledge has emerged in public d

Aid , Climate , Data & Reports , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/30/2018

World Meteorological Organization steps up action on water

The World Meteorological Organization is revamping its strategy on water in order to face up to the unprecedented challenges posed by water stress, floods and droughts and lack of access to clean supplies. WMO Executive Council held a special one-day dialogue on water as part of a concerted drive to

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