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British Peers Seek Post-Brexit UK Climate Body
February 24, 2017
The BBC reports that a committee of the UK House of Lords has called for the establishment of an "independent enforcement mechanism" to monitor British fulfillment of the global climate change agenda following its departure from the EU, which currently enforces the country's adherence to greenhouse gas emissions standards.
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Nigeria Looks to "Green Bonds" for Climate Finance
February 24, 2017
At a recent workshop on climate finance in Nigeria at which a World Bank official predicted the country would need $140 billion to achieve greenhouse gas commitments it made as part of the UN's Paris climate deal, Nigerian environment minister Ibrahim Usman Jibril revealed his government's plans to introduce "green bonds" to fund the country's climate pledge.
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UN Meeting Seeks "Women's Empowerment" Policies
February 24, 2017
In consultations on the agenda of the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Latin American and Caribbean government officials agreed to a "Declaration of Panama" committing them to "women's economic empowerment," including raising the minimum wage and establishing a mechanism monitoring the enforcement of equal pay measures.
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NGO: EU Must Close All Coal Plants by 2030
February 23, 2017
Demonstrating nongovernmental organizations' use of the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015 as a tool to push ambitious global action reducing greenhouse gas emissions, EurActiv reports that a study from climate policy institute Climate Analytics says the EU must close all of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 to meet its promises under the deal.
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Chinese Body Joins WEF Environment Initiative
February 23, 2017
As part of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) global Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, WEF and an advisory body to the Chinese government have signed a memorandum of understanding on promoting the "circular economy" and resource efficiency in China with the aim of fulfilling the global "sustainable development" agenda.
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