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US Election May Spur China to Take Global Governance Lead
November 22, 2016
Reuters reports that commentators and Chinese officials view the election of Donald Trump as US President as an opportunity for China to take the lead in UN and other transnational structures created to combat global warming, with its control eventually "spilling over" into other forums of global governance.
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EU Committee Head Seeks Stronger UN Climate Pledges
November 22, 2016
Speaking at a UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, President of the European Committee of the Regions Markku Markkula called for countries to heed local and regional governments in going beyond their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the UN climate deal that entered into force earlier this month.
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Officials Warn US to Respect UN Climate Deal Pledge
November 16, 2016
Reuters reports that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President François Hollande, in separate remarks following the election of Donald Trump as President, have both called on the US to carry out its commitments under the "irreversible" and "unstoppable" UN climate accord that entered into force earlier this month.
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EU Pushes for Lower Global Bank Capital Requirements
November 16, 2016
Reuters reports that European regulators are warning that proposed global standards from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, a global banking regulator, on how banks must calculate the capital they set aside to reduce the risk of taxpayer bailouts, would discourage European lending and favor US banks.
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UK Counters UN Disability Report
November 16, 2016
The BBC reports that British Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green has criticized the findings of the UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled Persons, which claimed that UK government welfare and benefits cuts violated the country's rights obligations under a UN disability treaty, for using a "patronizing and offensive" view of disability.
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