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From Fiji to Fort Worth and Fortaleza to Freiburg UN to Spotlight Role of Arts and Culture in Climate Action From today, the UNFCCC is shining a weekly spotlight on arts and cultural responses to climate change and global efforts to take action—and we want to hear from you too about
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The northern hemisphere is experiencing a much earlier spring due to global warming, causing problems for plants and wildlife as the natural cycle goes out of sync. LONDON, 1 March, 2017 – Spring is arriving ever earlier in the northern hemisphere. One sedge species in Greenland is now springing to growth
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Goal of limiting rise in average global temperatures to below 2C may not prevent ice-free Arctic, scientists warn "A polar bear drinks Arctic water in Svalbard, Norway. The animals’ habitat is threatened by climate change. Photograph: Barcroft" Arctic sea ice could vanish in summers this century even if governments achieve a core
Read MorePatricia Espinosa, who last year took the helm as executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was in the UK this week to speak with businesses, NGOs and Nick Hurd, the UK climate change minister, on how to sustain and increase momentum on climate action. Previously
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The Commonwealth and the leading United Nations climate organisation have committed to work closely together to implement the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, met with Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at Marlborough House in London
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