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NGO Warns of Low Climate Finance from "Rich" Countries
November 10, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam is warning that "rich" countries must ramp up their contributions to global "climate finance" programs in order to help poorer countries prepare for the negative impacts of global warming.
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UN Celebrates Climate Deal's Entry into Force
November 09, 2016
AP reports that UN and government officials are celebrating last week's entry into force of the international organization's Paris climate agreement a year ahead of schedule, asserting that the deal, which sets targets for countries' reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, has "become international law" after crossing a ratification threshold.
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US Official Predicts Swift Development of UN Climate Rules
November 09, 2016
As the UN's Paris climate deal enters into force a year earlier than widely expected amid global apprehension regarding the response of the next US President to the agreement, a US State Department official has predicted an "aggressive acceleration" in the development of transnational rules for implementation of the deal.
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UN Official: Australian Refugee Proposal Violates Rights
November 09, 2016
Thomas Albrecht, a regional representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has argued that an Australian government proposal to ban asylum seekers attempting to reach the country by boat from obtaining a visa would likely violate provisions of a global convention on the human rights of refugees.
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NGO: Business Climate Measures Are Insufficient
November 09, 2016
Based on the disclosures of over one thousand companies responding to its survey on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Carbon Disclosure Project has called for a quadrupling of these private-sector climate measures to meet the UN's global climate change goals.
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