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The leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) issued a communiqué on the 2018 G7 themes: investing in growth that works for everyone; preparing for jobs of the future; advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment; working together on climate change, oceans and clean energy; and building a more peaceful and
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DHAKA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invited 16 world leaders and heads of international organizations, besides the G7 leaders, to join a special session of the upcoming G7 summit on oceans protection. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is among the leaders invited to Canada, local media
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HOW SOUND POLICY DRIVES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: NORTH AMERICAN CASE STUDY OF MAKING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS FROM “WASTE” Marcus Gillette, Director of Public Affairs, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) If there is one thing we humans are universally good at, it is generating waste. With due respect given to the progress we have made toward a more
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Tools for concrete outcomes Frans Vreeswijk, General Secretary & CEO, IEC (www.iec.ch) This year’s G7 will address a number of important topics pertaining to greater equality and inclusiveness, security and sustainability. All of these will require concrete actions well beyond governance and regulation. From understanding issues and identifying opportunities, it is a long and arduous way to delivering the solutions that will make a real difference on
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SKY’S MISSION TO RESCUE THE OCEAN Interview with Jeremy Darroch, Chief Executive Officer, Sky Group Plc As the world’s oceans are drowning in plastic, with a truckload deposited into the sea every minute, Jeremy Darroch, Sky Group’s CEO, speaks with CCTNE’s Elizabeth Renski about his ocean rescue leadership and Sky’s business transformation to eliminate single-use
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Engineering for climate adaptation: a rethink is crucial Jaap Kwadijk, Science Director, Deltares I have been involved in climate change research my entire working life. But now, as a citizen of the Netherlands living in a river delta at only 20 cm (0.66ft) above sea level, I am starting to get worried for the very first time. Recent scientific publications have warned that the planet may be reacting much faster and more
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RENEWABLE AND ADVANCED MATERIALS AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes, Global R&D Manager of Innovation of Renewable Technologies, Braskem We have always lived in a world full of uncertainties and concerns, however, current global interconnectivity also implies higher systemic risks linked to our failure to mitigate
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E-MAIL Joint statements from the national science academies of the G7 nations were released today in advance of the G7 Summit to be held in La Malbaie, Canada, on June 8 and 9, 2018. The statements are intended to inform discussions at the summit. One of the statements calls for actions
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The Group of Seven (G7) Presidency for 2018 announced five themes to guide discussions during the year. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, introduced the themes and other preparations for the Leaders’ Summit taking place from 8-9 June 2018, in Charlevoix, Quebec. The themes for discussion are: investing in growth that
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