Negotiations on UN75 declaration

Submitted by admin on 14. February 2020 - 13:08

Negotiations on UN75 declaration

11 February 2020


UN75 Co-Facilitators Outline Five Elements for Declaration

UN Member States are beginning negotiations on a declaration for the UN’s 75th anniversary. In a food-for-thought paper, the co-facilitators suggest five possible elements of the declaration, to be discussed during informal consultations on 21 February 2020.

Global Oil Industry Meltdown

Submitted by admin on 12. February 2020 - 17:30

Government Agency Warns
Global Oil Industry Is on the Brink of a Meltdown

We are not running out of oil, but it's becoming uneconomical to exploit it—another reason we need to move to renewables as quickly as possible.

by Nafeez Ahmed
4 February 2020

It is 100 seconds to midnight

Submitted by admin on 25. January 2020 - 0:15

It is 100 seconds to midnight

2020 Doomsday Clock Statement
Science and Security Board
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists


To: Leaders and citizens of the world
Re: Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Date: 23 January 2020

Greta Thunberg’s Remarks at the Davos Economic Forum

Submitted by admin on 23. January 2020 - 22:25

Greta Thunberg’s Remarks at the Davos Economic Forum

22 January 2020
New York Times, reporting from the World Economic Forum in Davos


DAVOS, Switzerland — Greta Thunberg spoke here Tuesday afternoon at an event hosted by The New York Times and the World Economic Forum. Here is the full transcript of her remarks:

UN75 Launched

Submitted by admin on 3. January 2020 - 19:32

UN75 Launched

To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations is igniting a people’s debate, UN75. Launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 2 January 2020, it promises to be the largest and furthest-reaching global conversation ever on building the future we want.

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