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SWITZERLAND: Business futures rely on climate change response - UN
2013-06-28 14:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The future of the private sector will increasingly hinge on the ability of businesses to adapt to the world's rapidly changing environment, according to a report released by the United Nations.
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Munich Re to Rio Tinto to bear costs of climate change, UN says
2013-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg News: Corporations from Munich Re to Rio Tinto Group will bear rising costs from pressures on the Earths environment such as changes in the climate and water shortages, according to a United Nations Environment Program report. Their success will increasingly hinge on the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and to develop goods and services that help reduce the effect of climate change and are less reliant on water and harmful chemicals, the agency said today in a report released at Bloombergs...
Airline industry carbon proposal may help save U.N. deal
2013-06-03 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A proposal agreed to this week by major airlines could rescue U.N. efforts for a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector, but the industry still needs to lean on governments for the plan to move ahead, industry observers said. Following its annual meeting in South Africa on Monday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it will ask governments to create a system through which airlines would offset any increase in emissions after 2020 by buying carbon credits...
Big firms should report environmental impact : UN panel
2013-05-30 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Big companies should report their impact on the environment in addition to their earnings under a U.N. plan to boost economic growth and ease poverty by 2030, according to recommendations by a panel of world leaders released on Thursday. Slowing climate change and protecting the environment should be at the core of global development, said the 27-member panel, led by British Prime Minister David Cameron, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf....
World Could Cut Emissions by 19.8 Billion Tons by 2020, UN Says
2013-05-29 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The world could cut emissions by as much as 19.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020, according to a technical paper published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Potential for cuts include agriculture, where as much as 4.3 billion tons could be cut, and land use including forestry, where as much as 4.2 billion tons be reduced, the secretariat of the UN unit said in the report, published on its website today. Submissions by countries suggest that there...
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