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Media Tour: Green Energy against Climate Change in Leningrad Region
Green Energy against Climate Change
19.04.2010 | Climate Secretariat RSEU

Denmark: Ban on Bisphenol A in Food for Young Children
On the basis of a new assessment by the National Food Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Food), the Danish government has, together with the Danish People's Party, decided to invoke the principle of precaution and introduce a temporary national ban on bisphenol A in materials in contact with food for children aged 0 – 3 years
30.03.2010 | Flexnews

Pollution: Amsterdam to be sued over Trafigura fiasco
The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006
17.03.2010 | IPEN

Nusa Dua Declaration and Governing Council decisions adopted by the eleventh special session of GC/GMEF
Over 100 Ministers of Environment agree on declaration to strengthen international environmental governance, biodiversity management and global access to information, participation and justice on environmental measures
09.03.2010 | UNEP civil society

Why are women being left out of climate decision-making?
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced an important new climate change financing group last week, but out of the 19 people named, no women were included.
08.03.2010 | The U.N. Men's Club

Call for a Child Norm
Call for a 'child norm': a standard to improve the quality of life for children starting from their needs and not those of adults
06.03.2010 | COFACE and Gezinsbond

Yvo de Boer steps down as UN climate chief to work for accountants KPMG
UN official who oversaw four years of climate talks claims disappointing Copenhagen outcome was unrelated to decision
18.02.2010 | The Guardian, UK

Release of the Hashimoto Action Plan II
Letter by the Chair of UNSGAB, HRH Prince Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange
16.02.2010 | UNSGAB

Japan: Colored plastic bags contain high levels of lead
A number of tinted plastic bags used in Japanese supermarkets contain high levels of lead, with some of them recording 250 times the safety standard set by the European Union, a study by Kyoto researchers has found
10.02.2010 | Philippines News Agency

IMF working on plans for "green fund"
The International Monetary Fund is working on proposals for a multibillion dollar "green fund" to help countries tap funds to deal with the effects of climate change, the head of the institution said on Saturday
02.02.2010 | Reuters