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UN Official Pushes Climate Action at Health Assembly
June 13, 2016
Demonstrating the UN's comprehensive push for economically transformative global action on climate change, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres called at the recent UN World Health Assembly for concerted government action to combat global warming in order to stem the phenomenon's health effects.
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Governments Call for UN Environmental Partnerships
June 13, 2016
National leaders at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi called for the continued advancement of UN global governance on the environment and "sustainability" through partnerships with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support and finance the UN's recent climate deal and Sustainable Development Goals.
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Dutch Company Puts Price on Carbon Emissions
June 13, 2016
The World Bank has published an article lauding Dutch company Royal DSM for placing an "internal" price on its carbon emissions as part of an effort to reduce its contribution to global warming.
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UN Seeks "Transformation" of Global Food System
June 10, 2016
In order to counter environmental damage caused by the current global food system, the UN Environment Programme's International Resource Panel has called for the development of a "resource-smart" food system that would, among other things, move away from the production of meat and processed food and educate people about healthy diets.
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G-7 Pledges Action on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
June 10, 2016
In a declaration following their recent meeting in Japan, leaders of the G-7 group of countries pledged to end their support of "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies by the year 2025 in order to help combat global warming.
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