February 24, 2011
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Environment Management Newsletter February 24, 2011 |
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US budget battle lines drawn: republicans vote to cut climate science funding
Republicans in the House of Representatives this weekend voted through a sweeping spending bill that would slash spending on environmental programmes and, in a highly symbolic move, axe all US funding for the UN`s climate science panel. The bill draws the battle lines for weeks of intense budget negotiations with Democrats, who are seeking far more modest spending cuts that would largely protect clean tech and environmental programmes. The bill, which covers government spending through to September, features $61bn of spending cuts, but many of the most controversial proposals are ... |
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Investing in `green economy` can boost growth, reduce poverty – UN report
Investing around $1.3 trillion - or two per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) - into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient `green economy` that can also help reduce poverty, says a new United Nations report launched today. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) presented the report, "Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication," to environment ministers from over 100 countries at the opening of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Nairobi. The report ... |
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