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AFP - Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to avert climate catastrophe. But even as new warnings were issued this week of ...
May 26, 2012 at 06:44 | Source: France 24
The leaders of nearly two dozen environmental groups called on President Obama to attend next month’s Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, underscoring the uncertainty that continues to cloud the historic meeting. More than 130 presidents ...
May 21, 2012 at 15:54 | Source: Washington Post
The United Nations chief, Ban Ki-moon, held out little hope on Thursday of an historic outcome at the Rio global development summit, now less than a month away, admitting negotiations had been "painfully slow". The warning was the latest from United ...
May 24, 2012 at 22:10 | Source: The Guardian
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2012 (IPS) - The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro has been described as one of the largest international conferences in the history of the United Nations, attracting over 20,000 participants, including more than 100 world leaders.
May 21, 2012 at 20:47 | Source: Inter Press Service
New Hampshire, USA The timing couldn't be better as Rio de Janeiro puts the finishing touches on Earth Summit 2012, dubbed "Rio+20" because it marks two decades since the city hosted the inaugural event that was credited with breakthrough agreements.
May 24, 2012 at 16:48 | Source: RenewableEnergyWorld.com
decision-makers gathering at the Rio+20 Earth Summit next month. Seventeen-year-old Brittany Trilford, in her final year at school, has won the global “Date With History” youth video speech contest. The contest was open to young people from ...
May 23, 2012 at 23:58 | Source: DAILY KOS
DHAKA, May 21, 2012 (IPS) - Experts believe that the upcoming United Nations Earth Summit, Rio+ 20, scheduled to take place in Brazil from Jun.20-22, could be a real opportunity for Bangladesh to negotiate a road to sustainable development. The conference ...
May 21, 2012 at 12:41 | Source: Inter Press Service
Three years ago, the Group of 20 countries pledged to phase out environmentally-harmful and ineffective subsidies. The leaders of these twenty influential countries have since made many other promises to deal with climate change and the range of global ...
May 10, 2012 at 02:02 | Source: Huffington Post
It is awfully tempting to ignore the Rio+20 Earth Summit. If you've been listening to the echo chamber of low expectations surrounding the summit, you can't be blamed for doing so. Many companies and even some environmental NGOs are keeping ...
May 23, 2012 at 11:34 | Source: GreenBiz
Twenty years after the first Earth summit, this meeting is a key opportunity for global leaders to reconfirm their commitment to creating a sustainable future. “It’s taken a near meltdown of our economy for our nation to finally have a thoughtful ...
May 15, 2012 at 00:16 | Source: PRWeb