-
UN Agents Seek Rights-Focused Implementation of Paris Deal
December 15, 2017
Ahead of a recent climate summit in Bonn, Germany, to discuss the implementation of global commitments made under the UN's Paris climate deal, UN human rights mandate holders issued a statement pushing for participants to place human rights, including economic, social, and cultural rights, at the center of their efforts to combat global warming.
-
UN Agents Condemn Political "Demonization" of Media
December 15, 2017
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has condemned "the public demonization of reporting and specific media outlets and reporters by political leaders at the highest levels," linking such criticism to the targeted killing of journalists.
-
NGOs Promote Climate Disclosures to Stock Exchanges
December 14, 2017
The Global Reporting Initiative and the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board co-hosted a workshop for stock exchange leaders to promote the implementation of the reporting guidelines introduced this year by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
-
World Bank Bond Project Incentivizes Low-carbon Business Practices
December 14, 2017
The World Bank has completed the second repayment of bonds under its Pilot Auction Facility, a program designed to “promote private sector investment in climate action” through an incentivized bond regime.
-
Development Financiers Commit to Climate-friendly Financing
December 14, 2017
Members of the International Development Finance Club and the Multilateral Development Banks have issued a joint statement promising to increase the proportion of investment directed to “low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable development,” as well as to fight for related policy adaptation by national and subnational governments.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies