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16 Sep

Vaca Muerta NET2.ZERO

🌱 The province of #Neuquén🇦🇷 continues to demonstrate its commitment to #Decarbonization and #CarbonNeutrality, which is why it is hosting the second edition of Vaca Muerta NET2.ZERO | The Road to Carbon Neutrality. 👉🏽 The event will bring together authorities, companies, experts, and international leaders to discuss decarbonization, climate action, and technological innovation. 🙋🏼‍♀️ Our […]

14 Feb

Governments Must Tax Dirty Energy – OECD

UN Climate Change News, 14 February 2018 – Taxes are effective at cutting harmful greenhouse emissions from energy use, but taxation applied by major economies to CO2 emissions is not enough to fight climate change, say experts with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the report Taxing Energy Use 2018 published today. The report describes […]

02 Feb

Urban Wetlands Are Important for Climate Protection

UN Climate Change News, 2 February 2018 – From mangrove forests to coral reefs on the coast, to peatlands to floodplains inland, wetlands play a crucial role in the fight against climate change and help make urban areas more sustainable. On 2 February, we celebrate World Wetlands Day. As societies implement the Paris Agreement to keep […]

17 Jan

Damage from Natural Disasters almost Doubled in 2017 Compared to 2016

January 17, 2018 According to German reinsurer Munich RE, natural disasters caused more damage in 2017 than in any the previous five years, with much of the damage caused by extreme weather events linked to climate change, above all severe hurricanes, flooding and fires. Last year, natural disasters caused USD 330 billion worth of damage, nearly […]

16 Nov

COP 23: Alejandra Cámara, Genesis Director, invited as a speaker in the event organized by the Sustainable Stock Exchange

Bonn, 16 November 2017- Meeting alongside the United Nations climate change summit (COP23), capital market leaders from around the world gathered to share ideas for promoting green finance in alignment with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals. Convened by the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative and hosted by the Luxembourg Green Exchange […]

13 Nov

Schwarzenegger appeals for climate and alert for health problems

Bonn, Germany. November 13 2017   During the Global Climate Conference, which takes place in Bonn, Germany, the former Governor of California and actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger participated in the Health Actions event for the implementation of the Paris Agreement last Sunday. Schwarzenegger called for more attention to the immediate risks that water and air pollution […]

13 Nov

Global carbon dioxide emissions set to rise after three stable years

Bonn Germany, Monday November 13, 2017 By the end of 2017, global emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry are projected to rise by about 2% compared with the preceding year, with an uncertainty range between 0.8% and 3%. The news follows three years of emissions staying relatively flat. That’s the conclusion of […]

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