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China and FAO sign historic US$30m deal
The People’s Republic of China has agreed to make available to FAO a US$30 million trust fund to support developing countries in improving their agricultural productivity to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The agreement signed this week in Beijing also marks China’s entry into FAO’s donor community. Under the agreement, China will provide experts to developing countries for technical assistance and training as well as agricultural inputs and small equipment. The FAO-China trust fund will have a strong focus on Africa, but will not exclude other regions. The Fund will last for three years ... |
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UK MPs call for every product to carry carbon labels
Everything companies buy and sell could soon carry green labels detailing their products` environmental impact, if proposals to be put forward this week by an influential committee of MPs are adopted. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of MPs will release a report calling on the government to deliver sector-based universal environmental labelling similar to emerging standards for food labels and a huge expansion of carbon labelling. The report argues that a standardised approach to carbon labelling would help tackle `greenwash` and make it easier for consumers to select sustainable ... |
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- The right to water
The problem is real. The United Nations forecasts that by 2030, nearly half of the world’s population will be living in areas of `high water stress, and ...
- Obama Administration offers US$535m loan guarantee to Solyndra, Inc.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has offered a US$535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra, Inc. to support the company’s construction of a commercial-scale ...
- New evidence of fraud in Chevron’s “Amazon Chernobyl” in Ecuador
With judicial inspections in Chevron’s long-running environmental trial in Ecuador about to end, new proof has emerged that the oil giant never touched ...
- EPA Awards US$800k in environmental justice grants to communities in 28 states
EPA is awarding approximately $800,000 in grants to organizations working with communities facing environmental justice challenges throughout the country. ...
- Abu Dhabi funding to boost Daimler`s green car efforts
An Abu Dhabi investment fund is to take a 9.1 per cent share in German car giant Daimler with a view to jointly developing electric cars, it was announced ...
- Regen and Fat Spaniel ink smart grid alliance
Two of the leading smart grid companies in the US have signed a deal this week that will see them bring their products together to improve demand management ...
- Ricoh and Taisei join eco-patent commons, DuPont contributes additional eco-friendly patents
Ricoh Company, Ltd., a global leader in office solutions, and Taisei Corporation, a leading engineering construction company, have joined the Eco-Patent ...
- Third Sector Taskforce on climate change and environment launched in England
A new taskforce launched this week will help the government and the not-for-profit sector to tackle climate change and environmental issues.
The group ...
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