UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international environmental treaty negotiated at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. UNFCCC is the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Both treaties aim to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system."
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Ecuador: NGO report says that ING, Credit Suisse, Natixis, BNP Paribas, UBS, and Rabobank threaten Amazon Indigenous through oil investment
Author: Reuters
“Exclusive: European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade” – 11 August 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Extractives, including oil and mines Indigenous peoples Investment, trade, globalisation Latest news on natural resources
- Related companies: BNP Paribas Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank Natixis Rabobank
Author: Noticias ONU
“Expertos de la ONU alientan a Perú a aprobar un tratado pionero en materia de protección ambiental y derechos humanos” – 10 de agosto de 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias sobre recursos naturales
Author: Fundación Heinrich Böll
“Cambio Climático y los Derechos de Mujeres, Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Rurales en las Américas” – Mayo de 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias sobre recursos naturales
Netherlands: The Hague Court orders Dutch government to reduce emissions
Author: Jonathan Watts, Guardian (UK)
"Dutch officials reveal measures to cut emissions after court ruling", 24 Apr 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Climate change litigation Latest Legal News
Commentary: A post-pandemic world provides an opportunity to promote a new social contract & increase global sustainability
Author: Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC, via Medium
“Climate and Employment Proof our Future - a vision for a post-pandemic world”, 19 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Author: Jake Spring, Reuters (Brazil)
“Ministério do Meio Ambiente demite principais autoridades de combate à mudança climática”, 27 de Fevereiro de 2020...
Republic of Congo: A new report reveals that the world’s largest tropical peatlands are under threat from oil drilling - with company comments
Japan: Investors encourage govt. to increase 2030 emissions reduction target under Paris Agreement
Author: Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
"Investors encourage Japanese Government to lift climate ambition with revised Paris pledge", 17 Feb 2020...