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Gov/Politics

Germany’s G7 Puts Climate Infrastructure Front and Center 

June 26, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Germany’s G7 Puts Climate Infrastructure Front and Center 

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Bavaria, Germany, June 26, 2022 (ENS) – At a century-old retreat in a Bavarian Alpine nature reserve, the world’s seven largest and wealthiest liberal democracies today formally launched
the Partnership for Global Infrastructure to mobilize “hundreds of billions of dollars and deliver quality, sustainable infrastructure” to support climate action and improve cybersecurity, gender equality and health care. […]

Air/Climate

COP26 Finance: Changing Climate Change With Financial Support

November 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26 Finance: Changing Climate Change With Financial Support

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 3, 2021 (ENS) – After two days of speeches and announcements from world leaders, the focus today at the UN climate summit COP26 shifted to raising the funding needed to accomplish the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate. But as the day unfolded, protests disrupted finance sessions… […]

Air/Climate

World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26

November 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 1, 2021 (ENS) – “The six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the six hottest years on record. Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the opening session of COP26 today. “We face a stark choice: Either we stop it — or it stops us.” […]

Land Use/Forests

G7 Summit Stimulates Green Legacy for Cornwall

June 13, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on G7 Summit Stimulates Green Legacy for Cornwall

FALMOUTH, Cornwall, United Kingdom, June 13, 2021 (ENS) – Now that the G7 leaders have held their 2021 summit meeting and moved on, Cornwall, the region of England where they met, will benefit from new investment in its natural landscape […]

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World Leaders Reach for Climate Adaptation Strategies

January 26, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on World Leaders Reach for Climate Adaptation Strategies

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, January 26, 2021 (ENS) – As Earth’s climate heats up, a new international coalition is forming to tackle the impacts of global climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday. Johnson was speaking at the virtual Netherlands-hosted Climate Adaptation Summit- the first global summit focused solely on adaptation and resilience. […]

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UK Prime Minister Released from Hospital

April 9, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on UK Prime Minister Released from Hospital

LONDON, UK, April 12, 2020 (ENS) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been released from St. Thomas hospital in London where he has spent the past week being treated for a case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that emerged late last year in Wuhan, China. […]

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UK Prime Minister in Intensive Care With Coronavirus

April 6, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on UK Prime Minister in Intensive Care With Coronavirus

LONDON, UK, April 6, 2020 (ENS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit in a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened,” the Prime Minister’s office said in an official statement today. A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and is receiving “excellent care.” […]