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USA says 2015 may be last chance for global UN climate change deal
2013-01-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The 2015 climate change conference is likely to be the last chance for the UN process to avert dangerous levels of climate change, according to the lead US negotiator Todd Stern. Stern said the Durban Platform agreement to negotiate an emissions reduction deal that includes all nations by 2015 and to come into practice in 2020 would need to be ambitious, flexible and take a new approach to distributing responsibility. Unless we are able to move beyond old ways of thinking about differentiation,...
Rutherford driving force behind library becoming U.N. depository
2013-01-14 12:17:27| Footwear - Topix.net
Kenneth Rutherford, a former associate professor of political science at Missouri State University, was the driving force in 2000 for getting the university designated a depository of United Nations documents.
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Domestic climate laws are essential, says UN
2013-01-13 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Governments must enact domestic laws on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions if international efforts to stall global warming are to succeed, according to the UN's climate chief. Christiana Figueres, who is spearheading the push for a new global treaty on emissions, said negotiations on an international agreement would rely on progress being made within countries to cut carbon dioxide or promote alternatives to fossil fuels. She said: "Domestic legislation is critical because it is the...
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