Our actions have to be centered now on that part of the equation which is absent: the world public good | Image from Wall Street International.
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01/07/2019
‘Increasing Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Will Fuel Global Heat – and Accompanying Ice Melt, Glacier Retreat, Sea Level Rise, Ocean Heat and Extreme Weather for Generations to Come’
GENEVA/ABU DHABI, 28 June 2019 (WMO)* – Earth is set to experience its five warmest years on record from 2015-2019, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will fuel the global heat – and accompanying ice melt, glacier retreat, sea level rise, ocean heat and extreme weather for generations to come.
01/07/2019
Keeping Cool in the Face of Climate Change
30 June 2019 — As global temperatures reach record highs, providing cooling systems which are effective, sustainable and which do not harm the environment is increasingly essential for everyday life. That’s according to Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).
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From the cold chain systems that maintain uninterrupted refrigeration during the delivery of food and vaccines, to protection from extreme heat waves globally – access to cooling is a fundamental issue of equity, and as temperatures hit record levels, for some, it can mean the difference between life and death.
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01/07/2019
World Pride Underscores that All People Are Born ‘Free and Equal’ in Dignity and Human Rights
Human Wrongs Watch
The empowering message straight from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and human rights” resonated on Sunday 30 June 2019 from UN-GLOBE members who participated in the World Pride parade in New York City.
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Their signs brought to life UDHR’s stirring words: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security” and “Act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”.
30/06/2019
Ten Ways to Survive on a Hot Planet
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Water shortages in Brazil. | Image from Greenpeace International.
30/06/2019
What If. . . a Multiracial Class-Based Alliance Could Succeed?
Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963, The civil rights march on Washington with a procession of African Americans carrying signs for equal rights and integrated schools. | Image from Wall Street International.
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30/06/2019
Oil and Gas Sector can Bring Quick Climate Win by Tackling Methane Emissions
27 June 2019 (UN Environment)* — As September’s UN Climate Action Summit fast approaches and the mercury rises across Europe and India, the pressure is on to find workable solutions that can quickly turn down the planet’s thermostat.
There is an obvious focus on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, the chief culprit for climate change, but there also lies a huge opportunity in reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Methane is responsible for at least a quarter of global warming and is over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a warming gas over a twenty-year timeframe.
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30/06/2019
Clearing the Road Ahead to Reach Zero Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Human Wrongs Watch
FAO Conference side event explores obstacles such as urbanization, inequality, obesity and natural disasters.
A street scene in Nepal.
ROME, 25 June 2019 (FAO)* – Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger has slowed in Asia and the Pacific, despite strong economic advances, and highlighting the need for concerted policy actions to tackle the increasingly complex nature of challenges ahead, representatives of FAO Member Countries heard during an event on the sidelines of the 41st Session of the FAO Conference.
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30/06/2019
Strawberries and Child Support; a Thai Partnership
28 June 2019 — Mother of three, Mhee Saesong, a strawberry farmer from Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand, has always struggled alongside her husband to provide for her family. She describes how, in the past, when her two older children became sick, she was unable to afford to take them to hospital.
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29/06/2019
Matrix Detox – Digital Disconnection as a Necessity
Smartphones are never far away from our fingertips | Image from Wall Street International.
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