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Bloomberg named envoy for cities, climate change
2014-02-01 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSBT: The billionaire media mogul has been appointed special envoy for cities and climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Friday. "He's starting right away and he'll be pushing for action in the cities and raising the profile of cities," said U.N. Public Information Officer Dan Shepard. For his efforts, Bloomberg will be paid $1 per year, Shepard said in a telephone interview. Bloomberg will assist Ban in consultations with mayors and others "to raise political will...
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