Archive for category Environmental Concern & Action
FAO – World Food Prices Hit Lowest Level in Almost Six Years
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) the prices for global agricultural products in July hit their lowest level since September 2009.
Check here for more: UN agency reports world food prices declining to six-year low .
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EPA – The Clean Power Plan
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled The Clean Power Plan, it aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations and it shows the determination of the US to address global warming.
Read more here.
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WMO – First Half of 2015 ‘Hottest Six Months on Record”
The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces was the hottest for such period on record, from January to June 2015.
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* OECD – Climate Deal for 2015
All the OECD’s member countries confirmed their desire to work towards a deal on combating climate change.
Full OECD Ministerial Statement on Climate Change here.
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* OECD – Single Global Tax Exchange Standard
The OECD’s 34 member countries endorsed the implementation of a new single global standard on automatic exchange of information.
Read the Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters.
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According to WHO database, about half of the urban population is exposed to air pollution that is at least 2.5 times higher than the recommended levels.
Read the press release on deteriorating air quality.
View the database on the quality of air in cities.
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For the first time FAO has released its own global estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU), contributing to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
New FAO estimates of greenhouse gas data show that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could increase an additional 30 percent by 2050.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued the 2014 report on climate change.
The report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability states the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans and the world is not ready for the impacts of climate change.
Download the entire report from here.
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* Household Air Pollution for 2012
According to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk.
Check here for more and find the report following the link.
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* UN – Global Land Cover SHARE Database (GLC-SHARE)
The United Nations FAO Agency launched a new database which gathers under one roof previously scattered information about land cover – how much land is covered by croplands, trees, forests, or bare soils.
Read more about Global Land Cover SHARE Database (GLC-SHARE) initiative.
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* BIS – Global Liquidity Indicators
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published updates on indicators for global liquidity conditions.
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* The Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2014
The new OECD report shows the evolution of the borrowing operations of its members’ governments.
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* US – Official 2014 HTS
The official 2014 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is now available on the USITC website.
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* Emissions Trading Scheme for Aviation
The Presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament have agreed on a draft regulation amending the EU Emissions trading scheme (ETS) directive (2003/87/EC).
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* European Maritime Safety Agency
The Council and European Parliament reached a compromise on funding the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations.
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* ICAO – Agreement on Global Aviation Emissions Deal
The UN Assembly responsible for International Civil Aviation (ICAO) decided on a global mechanism to tackle emissions from aviation that can start in 2020.
Check more about the global market-based measure (MBM) for international aviation here.
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* Liechtenstein & Malta Sign DTA
Liechtenstein and Malta signed in New York a bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA).
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* Single Market Scoreboard Website Launched
EU launched Single Market Scoreboard, a reporting system on 13 governance tools including:
– monitoring the correct transposition of EU directives
– analysis of infringement proceedings
– administrative cooperation networks and various information and problem-solving services
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* The Global Climate 2001-2010, A Decade of Extremes
The UN report says the first decade of the 21st century was the warmest for both hemispheres and for both land and ocean temperatures since measurements began in 1850.
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* Croatia – Welcomed to EU
On Monday 1 July Croatia will become the 28th Member State of the European Union.
For more information:
– Institutional and administrative aspects of Croatia’s EU accession MEMO/13/593
– Croatia’s EU accession – Q&A MEMO/13/629
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* 2012 Annual Review of GSP System
US announced today the outcome of the 2012 Annual Review under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
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* World Investment Report 2013
UNCTAD published its 2013 World Investment Report with the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI).
Download World Investment Report 2013
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* Norway the First to Sign the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Treaty
The Kingdom of Norway became the first contracting State to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2009).
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