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UN Uses Urban Initiatives to Advance Climate Agenda
November 30, 2016
Officials participating in the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, highlighted transnational urban initiatives, such as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and a tool launched at the conference that observers will use to monitor cities' climate "adaptation commitments," established to fulfill the UN's "sustainability" agenda.
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UN Seeks National Laws on Resources in Conflicts
November 30, 2016
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has published an article outlining efforts by UN bodies, led by the Environment Assembly and the International Law Commission, to push governments to implement national policies protecting natural resources in the event of "conflict situations."
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UNESCO Promotes Climate Curricula in Schools
November 30, 2016
During the proceedings of the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a set of guidelines for policymakers around the world to use their education systems to promote the UN's sustainable development and climate change agenda.
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Returned UK Funds Show "Climate Finance" Complications
November 30, 2016
The Guardian reports that the shutdown of a World Bank "Climate Change Resilience Fund" for Bangladesh, and the resulting return of £13 million to the UK, over a dispute with the Bangladeshi government regarding how the funds would be used reflects a revolt by the poor country opposing donor oversight of how it uses such "climate finance."
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UN Seeks Hundreds of Billions for Climate "Adaptation"
November 29, 2016
At the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, the UN Environment Programme called on developed countries to triple by 2030 the $100 billion commitment they made to poor countries during last year's Paris climate talks to help them adapt to future global warming impacts, and to quintuple these commitments by 2050.
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