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Norway pledges additional £8.4m for UN Environment

Norway pledges additional £8.4m for UN Environment

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Norway pledges additional £8.4m for UN Environment

Norway has earmarked funds to support efforts to combat marine pollution

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NASA and UN team up for environmental data collection and use

NASA and UN team up for environmental data collection and use

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NASA and UN team up for environmental data collection and use

They aim to promote and implement the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) programme

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Networks of 7,000 universities declare climate emergency

Networks of 7,000 universities declare climate emergency

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Networks of 7,000 universities declare climate emergency

The institutions have agreed to undertake a three-point plan that includes a commitment to go carbon neutral by 2030 or 2050 at the very latest

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UN, Nigeria launch $15m electronics waste initiative

UN, Nigeria launch $15m electronics waste initiative

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UN, Nigeria launch $15m electronics waste initiative

Nigeria generated 290,000 tonnes of e-waste in 2017 and also remains a major recipient of used electronics from abroad

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New $450m initiative to help small island states fight pollution

New $450m initiative to help small island states fight pollution

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New $450m initiative to help small island states fight pollution

It is expected to prevent the release of more than 23,000 metric tons of toxic chemicals and 185,000 metric tons of marine litter

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Carbon credits must not be a ‘free pass for inaction’

Carbon credits must not be a ‘free pass for inaction’

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Carbon credits must not be a ‘free pass for inaction’

That’s the verdict from UN Environment, which suggests using carbon credits on a one-for-one basis allows certain groups and organisations to “continue on their polluting ways”

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UN and Luxembourg ink deal to boost green finance

UN and Luxembourg ink deal to boost green finance

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UN and Luxembourg ink deal to boost green finance

The country is providing $500,000 to the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability

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Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

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Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

Peatlands are said to store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests

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South East and Southern Europe nations pledge to reduce pollution

South East and Southern Europe nations pledge to reduce pollution

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South East and Southern Europe nations pledge to reduce pollution

Countries in the Western Balkans region currently rank among the worst in Europe for air pollution

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Global organisations commit to eliminate plastic pollution at source

Global organisations commit to eliminate plastic pollution at source

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Global organisations commit to eliminate plastic pollution at source

They will set targets that include eliminating problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging and move from single-use to reusable packaging models

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Iraqi officials trained to assess oil-contaminated sites from ISIL conflicts

Iraqi officials trained to assess oil-contaminated sites from ISIL conflicts

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Iraqi officials trained to assess oil-contaminated sites from ISIL conflicts

UN Environment conducted a five-day training workshop and provided portable oil contamination analysers, sampling tools and personnel protective equipment

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Xiamen International Marathon runs towards plastic-free future

Xiamen International Marathon runs towards plastic-free future

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Xiamen International Marathon runs towards plastic-free future

Organisers of the annual event have set out a plan that is expected to reduce plastic waste by 50%

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