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WTO edges even closer to first multilateral trade pact
2016-06-01 19:08:12| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The first multilateral trade agreement in the World Trade Organization's 20-year history is edging closer, with 81 WTO members having now ratified the pact - the most recent being Sri Lanka.
Pact Puts EIB at the Heart of EU Sustainability
2016-05-31 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Pact of Amsterdam has been signed by ministers from across Europe. The Pact of Amsterdam means the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be at the centre of local and regional communities, working with governments to build a more sustainable future. It also sets out the Urban Agenda for Europe. The Urban Agenda directs EU institutions to work for better funding, regulation, and knowledge-sharing for local and regional governments. Currently, 70% of Europeans live in urban area and that figure...
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Russia at odds with Chinese, U.S. push for fast approval of climate pact
2016-05-27 08:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A general view of the surrounding cityscape from the top of the Ostankino television tower in Moscow February 7, 2012. Reuters/Anton Golubev left1 of 2right A plane flies in the polluted air above the airport fences in Beijing February 22, 2012. Reuters/Petar Kujundzic left2 of 2right Russia set itself at odds with a drive by China and the United States for rapid ratification of a global agreement to slow climate change when a senior official said on Wednesday that Moscow first wanted a clear set...
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'Honeymoon over', rules for UN climate pact may take two years
2016-05-26 18:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A first United Nations meeting on implementing a 2015 global agreement to combat climate change showed it could take two years to work out a detailed rule book for a sweeping shift from fossil fuels, delegates said. The May 16-26 talks marked a return to technical work and the end of a "honeymoon period" since the Paris Agreement was worked out by almost 200 nations in December to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit rising temperatures. "My bet is 2018, everything will be done (in) a maximum...
Paris Pact May Even Take Effect in 2016, U.S. Envoy Says
2016-04-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The United Nations got an even bigger-than-expected turnout on Earth Day when 175 nations signed the Paris climate pact April 22, but one surprising development was the rush of pledges by countries to ratify the deal in 2016--nearly enough to get it into effect by year's end, the top U.S. climate negotiator said in an interview with Bloomberg BNA. Jonathan Pershing, who in April took the reins for U.S. negotiations in the wake of Todd Stern's departure as President Barack Obamas top climate negotiator,...
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