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120 Countries Pledge to Fight Mercury Pollution Around the World
2014-09-27 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: On Wednesday, at the UN General Assembly, 22 countries took pledges to take major steps to fight one of the world's most dangerous pollutant emissions. However, were not talking about greenhouse gasses here. Instead, these nations are aiming to address mercury pollution. In an important United Nations (UN) Treaty Event through the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), a global partnership was launched nearly a year ago between senior government officials from Japan, the United States,...
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Four countries pledge to restore 30 million hectares of degraded lands at UN Summit
2014-09-25 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In 2011, Germany and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature launched the Bonn Challenge, which pledged to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020. Several countries have already made commitments-including the U.S.-but this week at the UN Climate Summit four more jumped on board. The Democratic Republic of the Congo committed to restoring 8 million hectares, Uganda committed to 2.5 million hectares, and Guatemala committed to restoring 1.2 million hectares....
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Malaysia committed to 2009 carbon pledge
2014-09-25 02:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Straits Times: MALAYSIA is committed to cut carbon emissions but said rich nations should also keep to their promises to deal with global warming, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said on Tuesday. Speaking at the United Nations summit here on climate change, Najib said Malaysia was well on track to cut the emissions intensity of the Gross Domestic Product by 40 per cent by 2020 as promised. He said Malaysias pledge, made at the 2009 Copenhagen UN climate change conference, was made on the understanding...
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Big US soft-drink firms pledge to cut calorie count and container sizes over the next decade
2014-09-24 23:51:01| Beverages - Topix.net
In an ambitious pledge, the US soft-drinks industry is committing to cut Americans' calorie intake from beverages by 20 per cent over the coming decade, with smaller cans and bottles a key part of the strategy. As part of the agreement reached by the American Beverage Association and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper Snapple Group will promote smaller portions as well as zero- and low-calorie offerings, and they will provide calorie counts on vending machines and soda fountains.
Cargill in deforestation pledge
2014-09-24 23:29:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Agricultural firm Cargill announces plans to root out deforestation as firms from around the globe convene as part of the United Nation's climate summit in New York.
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