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Are Developed Nations Falling Short on Their Climate Finance Commitments?
2013-03-20 20:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: At the 2009 U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, developed nations committed to provide a collective $100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing countries mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate changes impacts. Recently, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) released some surprising new data on this pledge. The figures indicate that developed nations recent climate finance contributions have fallen rather than risen toward the level of their...
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Strong no deforestation commitments save forests and feed people
2013-03-12 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: As a global community, we have so far failed to answer this most pressing question; we have yet to build our cloud. Deforestation rates are down in some places, but overall, our forests continue to disappear much as they have for the past 50 years, driven principally by increasing global demand for food. Can we feed the world and save our forests? Yes, we can, and the solution lies in the global supply chain and the message some companies are now sending their suppliers: If you cut down trees, I...
UZBEKISTAN: H&M strengthens cotton commitments
2013-01-29 14:19:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz has encouraged one of its suppliers to buy out Korean conglomerate Daewoo International over concerns that Uzbek cotton was getting into its supply chain.
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Eagle Rock Energy Receives Increased Financing Commitments
2013-01-02 11:30:00| OGI
Houston-based Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP announces increased commitments under senior secured credit facility.
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