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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
The 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 this
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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