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A Total Of $2.6 Trillion Is Now Being Divested From Fossil Fuels

The commitments come from 436 institutions and 2,040 individuals across 43 nations, which reflects the truly global nature of the divestment movement. Norway?s Sovereign Fu...

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Sustainable Development

How Thought Leaders Are Working To Achieve ‘Global Goals’

This Friday, 193 world leaders will commit to a set of Global Goals designed to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change in the next 15 y...

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Environment

Climate Change Consensus Extends Beyond Climate Scientists

A Purdue University-led survey of nearly 700 scientists from nonclimate disciplines shows that more than 90% believe that average global temperatures are higher than pre-18...

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Sustainable Development

Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclus...

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Environment

China Commits To Addressing Climate Change For The First Time

Speaking from the White House lawn during his first state visit to Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed the country to a national cap-and-trade program for th...

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Environment

MUSK: We're Headed For A Climate Refugee Nightmare

?Today?s refugee problem is perhaps a small indication of what the future will be like if we do not take action with respect to climate change,? Musk said during his openin...

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Environment

The World Has A Doomsday Seed Vault In The Arctic, And It Just Saw A Withdrawal

But the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is anything but fiction. And if its Norse god-like name didn't already imbue it with a sense of importance, its purpose will - it's meant...

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Environment

A Total Of $2.6 Trillion Is Now Being Divested From Fossil Fuels

?One year ago today we announced that the total was $52 billion, and committed to tripling that figure,? said Ellen Dorsey, the executive director of Wallace Global Fund, w...

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Health

A Massive Amount Of Death Is Plaguing The World's Oceans

Based on a study of 5,829 populations of 1,234 mammal, bird, reptile, and fish species in the world’s oceans, the WWF found a decline of 49 percent between 1970 and 2...

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Environment

A Massive Amount Of Death Is Plaguing The World's Oceans

Based on a study of 5,829 populations of 1,234 mammal, bird, reptile, and fish species in the world's oceans, the WWF found a decline of 49 percent between 1970 and 2012. F...

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