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Observers Call for Rejection of International TTIP Court
December 08, 2015
Ted Bromund and James Roberts of the Heritage Foundation and Dr. Riddhi Dasgupta write that the US should oppose, in its negotiation of a Transnational Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP") agreement with the EU, the creation of a permanent "Investment Court System" that would lack checks on its authority and be empowered to award pecuniary damages.
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Schaefer: Reduce UN Salary Costs
December 08, 2015
Asserting that UN salaries have risen higher than the salaries of similar staff in the US, Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation has called for the US to urge the reduction of UN salaries, benefits, and allowances, and to seek a freeze in UN salaries until they match the amount received in the US federal government.
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Climate Fund Approves First "Green" Investments
December 07, 2015
The global Green Climate Fund has announced that it has approved its first eight investments, amounting to $624 million, to help combat global warming by financing "mitigation and adaptation measures" in developing countries.
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Activists Seek Education Initiative in UN Climate Deal
December 07, 2015
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") has applauded activists' successful push to include language that advocates school curricula on sustainable development and climate change in negotiations over a UN agreement on global warming.
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UN Pushes "Greening" of Technical Education
December 07, 2015
A UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") initiative recently held a "virtual conference" on including the UN's environmental agenda in technical and vocational education and training around the world in order to counter climate change.
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