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NGOs Push for Japanese Firms' Divestment from Coal
July 24, 2018
Environmental activist groups have warned they will closely monitor Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s actions following its President’s statement on reconsidering the company’s support of coal-fired power plants, stating that the only viable way forward for the company is a policy that “ceases all new lending to coal fired power generation and coal extraction.”
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Tunisia Project Highlights World Bank’s “Green Energy” Targets
July 23, 2018
Highlighting the ongoing embrace by the development institution of the global agenda against climate change in its funding decisions, the World Bank has announced that, as part of a $500-million development project in Tunisia, it will aim for a shift to “a more sustainable and greener energy sector.”
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World Bank Touts Impacts of Global Green “Trust Fund”
July 23, 2018
The World Bank Group recently published a report on how it helps implement the Global Environment Facility, a multilateral “trust fund” focused on green projects, to promote “climate resilience” and fund environmental programs in developing countries around the world.
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World Bank Promotes “Social and Emotional Learning” Curricula
July 23, 2018
The World Bank has released a Step by Step toolkit aimed at the establishment of “social and emotional learning” school curricula to instill values of "self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, positive communication, determination, and responsible decision-making” in children from ages 6 to 17.
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WEF Launches Drone Innovators Network
July 23, 2018
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the launch of a Drone Innovators Network through which aviation authorities will exchange global “best practices” on policies related to unmanned aerial vehicles.
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