Paris Agreement to Drive Climate-Smart Policy Action
“November 4, 2016, is a defining moment in human history. For the first time a global agreement to turn down the heat on our planet enters into force,” said World…
China-US Pledge to Sign Paris Climate Accord
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint presidential statement on climate change by China and the United States. Both countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a special…
Climate Justice Has Won: Narendra Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that climate justice has won at the recently concluded Paris Climate Change Conference called COP 21. Modi believes that the deliberations at COP…
Boosting Investment Towards Climate Smart Cities
New policies and mechanisms are unlocking investment for much-needed climate-smart infrastructure in cities, according to a new report launched at Paris City Hall by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and…
Ban Calls for Action on Climate Change in Malta
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took his call for urgent action on climate change to the Heads of Government of the 53-nation, 2.2-billion-people-strong Commonwealth on Friday. “We must take action.…
Is Islam the Common Enemy of All Religions?
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Islamic State (IS) is a modern militant organization. By Rakesh Raman Are all…