Environment

After release of report, UN climate change body reiterates now is ‘crucial moment’ to act

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Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),...

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UN environment chief welcomes US, China agreement to target potent greenhouse gas

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Executive Director of UNEP Achim Steiner.

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Indonesian President meets Greenpeace leader on the Rainbow Warrior: welcomes legacy of environmental protection

“I am pleased to meet with my friend Kumi Naidoo from Greenpeace. I would like to express my gratitude to Greenpeace for having made these efforts to save the environment of Indonesia and the rest of the world,” said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...

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Ethiopia: Halting Dam's Construction Unthinkable

Tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia are rising after Ethiopia began diverting the water of a Nile River tributary to build the continent’s biggest hydroelectric power plant. Despite criticism from Egypt, Ethiopia says construction of the dam will...

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