GenesisArtículos por: Genesis
10 Jul

Genesis organizing event on Sustainable Finance

Buenos Aires, July 18 2018. Advancing Sustainable Finance Date: 18 July 2018 Location: BCBA, Sarmiento 299, Buenos Aires, Argentina OBJECTIVE To emphasize the importance of sustainable finance in achieving the objectives of the G20 as well as world-wide objectives such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Issues to be addressed: Declaration of […]

06 Jul

Achieving Paris Goals Key to Survival of Coral Reefs

UN Climate Change News, 6 July 2018 – Climate Change is set to make UNESCO World Heritage coral reefs disappear by 2100 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate action, according to a UN study. The social, cultural and economic value of coral reefs is estimated at US$1 […]

24 May

Climate Change is Driving Debt for Developing Countries

Increased risk from vulnerability to climate change is increasing the cost of capital and is projected to cause an additional USD 168 billion of debt payments over the next ten years among the most climate change vulnerable countries, according to new research commissioned by the UN. A new report compiled by the Centre for Climate […]

16 May

UN Secretary-General Calls for Rapidly Scaled up Climate Finance

UN Climate Change News, 15 May 2018 – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for governments, industry, and finance to meet the challenge of climate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial investment. “Investments in clean, green infrastructure need to be scaled up globally. For that, we need leadership from the finance and investment […]

12 May

Urgency Underlined as Bonn Climate Talks Close

UN Climate Change News 10 May, 2018 – Against the backdrop of a record hot April in the host country of Germany, governments are concluding two weeks of talks aimed at preparing the Paris Agreement’s operational guidelines for adoption at the annual climate conference to be held in Katowice, Poland in December. The guidelines are essential for […]

03 May

Cero waste: NO to incineration

Buenos Aires, May 3, 2018- Today the Legislature of Bs As City approved -with 36 votes in favor and 22 against-, the law that will enable the city to incinerate the urban waste that is generated in the district, which will extend, by logical consequence, to the great Buenos Aires. The project approved by the […]

30 Apr

UN Climate Change Launches First-Ever Annual Report

UN Climate Change News, 30 April 2018 – UN Climate Change today launched its first-ever Annual Report, laying out the key 2017 achievements and pointing to the future of the climate change process. ‘’Climate Change is the single biggest threat to life, security and prosperity on Earth,‘’ said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa. “This annual […]

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