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COP21 11 December Dec 2015 1635 11 December 2015 One family against a world of climate change
In a two minutes video the effects of climate change on one family over three generations.
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COP21 10 December Dec 2015 1811 10 December 2015 Climate Action Network awards the EU for lack of ambition
As the 196 countries have entered the final stretch of the Paris climate talks today, the EU received the fossil of the day award from Climate Action Network. The award seeks to encourage EU leaders to walk the talk and push for the strongest climate agreement possible.
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COP21 10 December Dec 2015 1247 10 December 2015 114 companies commit to set ambitious science-based emissions reduction targets
Businesses including Ikea Group, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Walmart and Kellogg join Science Based Targets Initiative
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Human Rights Day 10 December Dec 2015 1222 10 December 2015 Trade and human rights, the worrying case of Latin America
On Human Rights' Day, six Brussels-based NGO networks remind us through a video that Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for Human Right defenders, and propose actions the EU should implement to reverse this worrying trend.
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Thank you for smoking 10 December Dec 2015 0840 10 December 2015 Big Tobacco targets poor countries
According to a new study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, the prevalence of smoking is falling in richer nations, but increasing in many middle and low income countries. As a result, the tobacco industry have increasingly marketed their products in developing countries and emerging economies, and they target young people the most
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Climate 9 December Dec 2015 1510 09 December 2015 What implications for EU climate change policy as global carbon emissions stall?
This week, the Global Carbon Project (GCP) released the 2015 version of the Global Carbon Budget. Researcher Brendan Moore sat down with Professor Corinne Le Quéré, Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, who led the 2015 Global Carbon Budget release, to talk about this year’s results and their implications for international and European climate policy.
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COP21 9 December Dec 2015 1009 09 December 2015 Caritas: Place human rights at the centre of the agreement
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, Caritas Europa calls on world leaders gathering in Paris to put the needs of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable at the heart of the agreement they will reach at COP21
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COP21 8 December Dec 2015 1638 08 December 2015 Climate negotiations: where we stand after one week
The CIDSE delegation at COP 21 has been following the development of the climate negotiations from inside Le Bourget conference centre, advocating for a fair and just deal, convinced that addressing climate change is essential to tackle poverty and inequality.
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Climate 7 December Dec 2015 1837 07 December 2015 When climate change gets personal
In the aftermath of Storm Desmond, which battered the Cambria region in the UK, Green Alliance's researcher Rebecca Willis speaks out from Cambria to Paris, as climate negotiations continue.
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PR & lobby power 7 December Dec 2015 0958 07 December 2015 How some of the biggest climate change culprits appear to be part of the solution
The greenwashing of some of the world’s biggest polluters’ by European public relations and lobbying consultancies is exposed in a new report released today. As the COP21 Paris climate summit enters its second week, “The climate smokescreen - PR companies lobbying for big polluters in Europe”, by Corporate Europe Observatory, presents case studies of seven public relations firms with climate-destructive clients.
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COP21 6 December Dec 2015 1258 06 December 2015 COP21 Paris: Africa pessimistically hopeful of negotiation outcomes
At the end of week one, negotiators representing nearly 200 nations at the UN Climate Change Talks have turned over a draft text for ministers to clean up for an expected deal to be signed by governments. But groups representing the African interest at COP21 in Paris are not enthused with the pace of negotiations. They have expressed pessimistic hope in the outcomes of the expected agreement. Report from our correspondent in Paris, Kofi Adu Domfeh.
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Literacy 3 December Dec 2015 1740 03 December 2015 Financial inclusion to help reduce poverty
Worrying findings from the S&P Global FinLit Survey. The major survey on financial literacy shows that not only is financial illiteracy widespread, but there are big variations among countries and groups. Women, the poor, and lower educated respondents are more likely to suffer from gaps in financial knowledge. This is true not only in developing economies but also in countries with well-developed financial markets.
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COP21 3 December Dec 2015 1207 03 December 2015 Housing Europe: Our homes hold the key to a fair green energy transition
On the “Buildings Day” at COP21, Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing has no doubt: a fair green energy transition should "Start at Home".
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COP21 3 December Dec 2015 1042 03 December 2015 8 myths about climate change
Can’t scientists agree on whether global warming exists? Has the globe stopped warming? Is the global warming just part of natural change? Caritas internationalis reviews 8 myths that die hard on climate change.
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Economy 2 December Dec 2015 1643 02 December 2015 Europe's new circular economy
Brussels, 2nd December: The European Commission adopted a Circular Economy Package: a series of measures that aim to stimulate the European economy, increase its competitiveness on the global markets, and create new jobs.
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COP21 2 December Dec 2015 1353 02 December 2015 Artists mobilise for climate
Artists for Paris Climate 2015 will take place during the whole COP 21 summit: 15 world renowned visual artists are mobilising to bring attention to climate issues through their art projects.
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Appointment 2 December Dec 2015 1136 02 December 2015 Flavia Micilotta is the new Executive Director of EUROSIF
She joins the leading pan-European sustainable and responsible membership organisation from the Brussels based Foreign Trade Association (FTA).
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COP21 2 December Dec 2015 0859 02 December 2015 Climate: half a billion children at risk from global warming
Children are the most exposed to climate risks, and are the first victims of environmental crises. This is the statement from UNICEF a few days before the conference in Paris, where world leaders are called upon to make binding commitments to reduce emissions of CO2.
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Global conflicts 2 December Dec 2015 0855 02 December 2015 Blue Gold: the water wars are here
There are currently 2 billion people living in regions of absolute water scarcity. It is in these same regions that there is the most global instability. As time goes on, the issue of water availability is transforming from a regional issue into a global problem.
