The world's biggest climate fund wrapped up a fundraising conference at Paris with US$9.78 billion in pledges raised from 27 mostly European nations.
PARIS (AN) — The world's biggest climate fund wrapped up a fundraising conference on Friday with US$9.78 billion in pledges raised from 27 mostly European nations, which was less than what donors promised to compensate for the U.S. absence.
Donors had vowed to contribute US$10.3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, an amount that still would not have paid for all of the fund's ambitious projects in its more than US$30 billion pipeline.
The U.N. weather agency calls for urgent action to protect water supplies, the ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change.'
A new IEA report shows that tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency can be achieved with 'enabling' conditions.
If an agreement is reached before the end of the year, the World Health Assembly would need to meet in December.
The U.N. chief calls on all nations to adopt a newer measure for phasing out powerful climate-warming chemicals.
The U.N. weather agency calls for urgent action to protect water supplies, the ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change.'
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees cites 'many instances of violations of international humanitarian law.'
The E.U.'s top court sided with a transgender man who sued Romania for refusing to accept his gender changes in the U.K.
The five-year partnership aims to help ski federations, venues and race organizers better manage natural and artificial snow.
