The joint statement
calls for world leaders to explicitly recognize the direct threats posed by increasing atmospheric CO2 emissions to the oceans and its profound impact on the environment and society.
The new report is a 36 - page summary
for world leaders of a 900 - page report that is to be released next week on the physical science of climate change.
So it's easy to see why promoting financial stability — and preventing crises in the future — is such a high
priority for world leaders and all those involved in the financial system.
We'd like to introduce some of the young activists who aren't waiting
around for world leaders to do something — and ensuring a safer future for everyone in the process.
The current credit crunch, for example, presented
opportunities for world leaders to invest in green - collar jobs and clean energy technologies; this dual approach to the crisis would help both alleviate job losses and slash emissions production.
Matt Ridley — WSJ — Sept. 4, 2014 On Sept. 23 the United Nations will host a party
for world leaders in New York to pledge urgent action against climate change.
The G8 Summit in July provided an excellent discussion
fora for world leaders, whose countries are supportive of the introduction of the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)-- a somewhat clandestine treaty designed to eradicate intellectual property right (IPR) infringement.
But as chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Pachauri has an urgent
message for world leaders about the perils of global warming.
While plenty of Trump's older tweets dabble in online harassment, it sounds like anything goes
for world leaders so long as they're elected.
More also, Philippines has pledged «higher security»
for world leaders meeting at an economic summit in Manila next week, where US President Barack Obama is set to join the leaders of China, Japan, Australia, Canada and 15 others at an annual Asia - Pacific Economic Conference summit.
More funding for forestry might seem like a tempting easy win
for the world leaders at the United Nations, but it's a bad bet.»
And perhaps what's
true for world leaders stands, on a smaller scale, for young, aspiring entrepreneurs: in crisis lurks opportunity.
With newly elected President Trump on the front page of every major newspaper and announcements, speculation, and pure spectacle emanating out of Washington, D.C. seemingly by the hour, it's increasingly
difficult for world leaders — much less small business lenders or borrowers — to... Read the blog post
Since October 2, 1968, The Sardine Factory's cachet has made dining in our historic Cannery Row setting a
tradition for world leaders, sports heroes and entertainment icons.
The Prime Minister's phone is inevitably heavily guarded since it contains contact
details for world leaders, messages and security details.
Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940)- Prime MinisterIn the late 1930s and early 1940s it was almost a
requirement for world leaders to grow moustaches.
«David Cameron is a breath of fresh air, although he lacks a sense of gravitas so
vital for a world leader,» shereckoned.
She realised this was impossible in reality: but it stressed that our body clocks can be disturbed by rapid time changes and that the effects could be disastrous,
especially for world leaders rushing...
The pressure is peaking, with 2015 a watershed
year for world leaders and national governments to agree on and commit to action for a sustainable and equitable future.
Earlier this year, Christiana Figueres, head of the UN climate talks, described it as a
summons for world leaders «to meet for one day under one roof to discuss one thing: climate change».
Alas, the same can't yet be
said for world leaders, particularly a small but vocal number of cynical US politicians and corporations.
Since its inauguration in 2012, the GLOBAL TOURISM ECONOMY FORUM (GTEF) has become a much anticipated annual
gathering for world leaders, tourism ministers, international CEOs and leading industry experts.
As First Lady Michelle Obama has said: «The White House isn't simply a home to First Families or meeting
space for world leaders, it's also known as «The People's House», a place that should be open to everyone.»
The President's announcement comes as this week's Major Economies Meeting in Paris begins to lay the
groundwork for the world leaders» climate meeting to be held in conjunction with the upcoming G - 8 Summit.
The world's bishops have a clear message
for world leaders set, in barely a month, to enter the latest and perhaps most significant round of international climate negotiations: Get the deal done in Paris.
«The time is
now for world leaders to sign an emissions reduction agreement that includes five - year reviews of their commitments, a long - term goal, and the global prioritization of renewable energy.
Lambertini emphasized that 2015 may well be the last
chance for world leaders to keep the global rise in temperature below... Read More»
And as loudly as they shout «all lives matter» they would
shout for world leaders to stop environmental racism, and shout about the severe weather patterns that are already affecting people all over the world because of anthropogenic climate change.
As the co-convenors of this landmark event, we are delighted that the
panel for the World Leaders Dialogue includes three internationally recognised experts: Professor Pat Dudgeon from the University of Western Australia; Michael Naera, Kia Piki te Ora Project Leader for Te Runanga o Ngāti Pikiao Trust; and Carol Hopkins, Executive Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation (see their bios at the end of this article).
Their manifesto on environmental action
calls for world leaders to act now or condemn future generations «to a hostile climate and greatly diminished resources.»
Because the pipeline crosses an international border, the authority to build it rests not with Congress but with the president, making this decision a unique
opportunity for a world leader to strike a blow against global warming.
According to The Rothko Chapel website, «The Rothko Chapel is a spiritual space, a
forum for world leaders, a place for solitude and gathering.
And I also hear all water activities around Bali will be not happening on the 8th & 9th,
all for our World leaders.