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Green transformation 'unstoppable' as countries agree to curb powerful greenhouse gases – UN

Green transformation 'unstoppable' as countries agree to curb powerful greenhouse gases – UN

Oct 16, 2016, at 04:41 am

New York, Oct 15 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have welcomed the landmark deal struck on Saturday by nearly 200 countries to reduce the emissions of potent chemicals used in air conditioners and refrigerators – a move that could prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of this century.

UN report cites huge positive policy potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions

UN report cites huge positive policy potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Nov 19, 2015, at 01:58 pm

New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report packed with best practice climate policies from across the world was released on Wednesday by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), revealing a wealth of existing opportunities to immediately scale up reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while powering up ambition to keep the global average temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius.