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Falling in Love with the Earth
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh speaks
about the intimate connection between humankind and the Earth, which nourishes and
protects us. He stresses the importance of recognizing this special relationship and
acting upon it to save our planet's future.
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Why the Next Climate Treaty is Vital for my Country to Survive
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Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Tony de Brum stresses the importance of forthcoming emissions
targets, especially for countries less than two metres above the rising oceans.
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UN Climate Summit: The Chance to Prove That We Are Climate Leaders
In
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editorial, Christopher Jorebon Loeak, President of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, underlines the importance of Ban Ki-moon's Climate Change Summit
in September this year, particularly for a vulnerable country like his own that
is already battling the devastating impacts of a warming world.
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Growing green cities Upgrading urban infrastructure is essential for
developing strong, resilient cities and private investment is the key to help pay for it, says
chief economist Michael Heise of Allianz SE.
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Yields and More
This editorial in the
journal Nature Climate Change gives interesting scientific
insights on how to manage our agricultural land in such a way as to eliminate hunger while
minimizing contributions to climate change.
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The Coming Climate Crash - Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008
Recession
Henry M. Paulson Jr, former US Treasury Secretary, writes about
"The Coming Climate Crash: Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession" in
the New York Times.
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Bringing Green Energy and Green Jobs to Bangladesh
This
video highlights how the government of Bangladesh has been working with the
International Labour Organization (ILO), social partners and civil society groups to train
rural people in solar power use.
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How the Insurance Industry Sees Climate Change
In this
editorial, author Eugene Linden looks at how the insurance industry is finally waking up to
the threat posed by climate change.
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"I am confident the SIDS Conference in Apia, Samoa this September will bring about
strengthened action and partnerships in support of SIDS’ fight against climate
change."
Read blog
by Wu Hongbo, UN DESA’s Under-Secretary-General & Secretary-General for the Third
International Conference on SIDS
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Hungry for Climate Action: A Moral Call to Act
Read blog by Caroline Richter, Youth Secretary of the Lutheran World
Foundation, who is joining thousands around the world in observingmonthly fast for the climate
days until 1 December 2014 - the opening day of the next UN Climate Conference in Lima, Peru.
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What is 'Carbon Neutrality' – And How Can We Achieve it by 2050?
In this blog,
climate policy expert Farhana Yamin explains what becoming 'carbon neutral' means and
how we can make it happen.
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WED Challenge 2014. Will You Step Up?
UNEP Goodwill Ambassadors, Don Cheadle, Yaya Touré, Gisele Bündchen and Ian
Somerhalder are sending an SOS to the world to take action for World Environment Day by joining
one of their teams to combat climate change.
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Invest in the Future - Not in Fossil Fuels
Frances Beinecke, President of the National Resources Defence Council, talks about a newly
created tool to get oil, coal and gas out of investment portfolios.
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Can Stoltenberg Tackle NATO's Climate Mission?
By Sherri Goodman, Executive Director, CNA Military Advisory Board and former US Deputy
Undersecretary of Defence, and Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, Co-founders and Directors,
Centre for Climate and Security.
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An Animated Introduction to Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Problems, Opportunities and Making
Reform Work Sustainably.
Video produced in cooperation between the Global Subsidies Initiative and the World Bank
Institute's Climate Change Unit.
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Cracking the climate finance conundrum in 2014
Amal-Lee Amin, Associate Director of E3G, identifies four major elements of climate finance
that need to see strong progress in 2014.
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The Longer World Waits to Address Climate Change, the Higher the Cost
Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, discusses
the economic argument for swift action to address the climate challenge.
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View the official film for the 2011 International Year of Forests by Yann
Arthus-Bertrand.
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Managing Climate Risk
IPCC Working Group II Co-Chairs Chris Field and Vicente Barros highlight the dangers and
opportunities identified in the IPCC's latest report on impacts, adaptation and
vulnerability.
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The Climate Change Agenda Heats Up
Michael Jacobs, Senior Adviser at the
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations in Paris and visiting
professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the LSE,
on how climate change is moving back up the global agenda.
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Rajendra Pachauri: human society will see sense on climate change
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper ahead of the 31 March launch of the IPCC's
Fifth Assessment Report Part Two, IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri expresses optimism that human
society will see sense on climate change.
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Climate change: Is it time for international agreements to recognize national
laws?
US Senator Ed Markey, John Gummer, President of GLOBE International, and
Cedric Frolick, House Chairperson of the South African National Assembly (ANC), express their
views.
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Video message by Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the occasion of International Women's
Day.
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Time to leave GDP behind
January 2014
Gross domestic product is a misleading measure of national success and countries should act now
to embrace new metrics, urge Robert Costanza and colleagues in a paper published in
Nature.
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A united call for action on climate change
In an editorial, Kofi Annan,
as Chair of "The Elders", appeals for bold leadership from governments, businesses
and citizens to achieve a carbon-neutral world
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Setting the course for low-carbon growth
The reaction to the European Commission's proposal for 2030 climate targets has had a timid
reception in Europe compared to the more positive comments internationally, writes Connie
Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate action.
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