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UN Agency Forms Alliance on Methane Emissions
July 24, 2019
The UN Environment Programme recently announced that it is forming a Global Methane Alliance to pressure oil and gas companies around the world to focus on reducing methane emissions as a major culprit in the catastrophic impacts of global warming.
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UN Posts Green Climate Fund Resource on Data Portal
July 23, 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has posted a Green Climate Fund Data module to its online portal that allows observers to track “climate finance” efforts, seeking to create a “one-stop open data source” for users to learn how the UN fund funnels global financing into achieving the Paris climate deal.
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Investor Statement Pushes UN Line on Climate Reporting
July 23, 2019
Highlighting the impact of the UN’s and activists’ push for corporate action and reporting on global warming, a group of investors has published a call for governments to do more to implement the 2015 Paris climate agreement, including through emissions reduction and mandatory climate reporting by financial institutions.
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WEF Leads G20 Effort on Guidelines for Urban Technology
July 23, 2019
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that it will lead the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, under which it will create “global governance guidelines” on how cities should use technology and what they should do with data they collect through the surveillance of public areas.
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NGO Seeks Trade Ban on Devices that Could Be Used for Torture
July 23, 2019
Amnesty International recently called on the UN General Assembly to vote to ban trade in “tools of torture,” among which it includes “heavy leg irons” and “neck cuffs,” as a first step toward an international ban on such equipment and strict regulations on trade in police equipment.
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