Thursday, February 16, 2012

[RED DEMOCRATICA] U.S.-led push to cut soot and exhaust lifts climate hopes

 

Reading this on a mobile device? Try our optimized mobile version here: http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/duvsBYsTizCcmzmrCidbdiBWcNPbTO


 
February 16, 2012 | News covering the UN and the worldSign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate

U.S.-led push to cut soot and exhaust lifts climate hopes

A group of five countries spearheaded by the U.S. aims to cut short-lived pollutants -- such as methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons -- in an effort to slow global warming, and reduce lung and heart disease. Reducing levels of so-called black carbon, which are accountable for up to 40% of global warming, would also reduce global temperatures by 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, scientists say. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/15), The Washington Post (2/15) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



Getting Inside the World's #HiddenCrisis: Child #Malnutrition bit.ly/xLwyLw ~ on ending child hunger #amillionmoms"

@AMillionMoms



"As Mark reported on Monday, the White House has released its FY 2013 Budget Request and the document included quite a few things for UN observers to cheer about. In addition to full funding of the United States dues to the United Nations, the request provides for a $270M increase in U.S. contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities."

UN Dispatch


United Nation
  • Stage is set for UN vote on Syria
    The UN General Assembly was scheduled to vote today on a nonbinding resolution calling for an end to human rights violations and civilian attacks in Syria, the strongest statement yet from the world body criticizing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. A woman in the city of Homs, the site of prolonged shelling by Syrian forces, pleaded for Security Council help in a letter sent to the e-mail distribution list for political coordinators of the 15-member body. CNN (2/16), Reuters (2/16), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (2/15) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
 
  • Other News
Health and Development
 
  • New method speeds production of malaria drug
    Production of malaria drugs could be quadrupled, and prices slashed dramatically, under a new technique developed by German scientists that quickly, and inexpensively, converts artemisinic acid, a waste byproduct, into artemisinin, which treats malaria. "The beauty of these [machines] is they're very small and very mobile," said Peter Seeberger, lab director at the Max Planck Institute. "Four hundred of [the machines] would be enough to make a world supply of artemisinin." Google/The Associated Press (2/16) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Other News
Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
  • Power, cookstoves for a brighter, cleaner Africa
    The United Nations is working to jump-start international efforts to remedy the chronic shortages of electricity across Africa. Moreover, in Ghana, the UN Foundation-backed African Rural Energy Enterprise Development project is helping to supply 50,000 households with cleaner, more efficient cookstoves -- generating jobs and reducing carbon emissions while improving health. Project-Syndicate.org (2/15) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
Women and Girls
  • Egypt's revolutionary women seek clout
    The reassertion of power by Egypt's military, combined with the growing political clout of Islamists, are sidelining women and issues of gender equality after the revolution that women helped bring about. Today, only five women hold seats in parliament a year after a quota system had helped expand their participation to 68 seats. Los Angeles Times (2/14) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
Climate and Energy
  • APAC region faces stark choices on emissions
    If countries in the Asia Pacific do not change how they use resources, particularly water and fossil fuels, carbon emissions in the region could triple by 2050, according to a study by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank. "A key dilemma will be how to meet the needs of expanding and increasingly affluent populations while reducing poverty and staying within environmental limits," the authors conclude. AlertNet (2/16) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
 
  • Other News
Peace and Security
  • Afghan peace talks are under way
    Afghanistan is reportedly participating in secret three-way peace talks with the Taliban and the U.S. The Central Asian country will never be stable as long as "opium production is the only viable economic activity in the country," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a conference in Vienna on ways to combat the drug trade. The Wall Street Journal (2/16), Reuters (2/16) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Other News
 
Position TitleCompany NameLocation
Field Director for Membership DevelopmentJCI (Junior Chamber International)St. Louis, MO
Senior Associate, Planning and LearningUnited Nations FoundationWashington DC, DC
Administrative Assistant, shot@lifeUnited Nations FoundationWashington DC, DC
Program Officer, Adolescent GirlsUnited Nations FoundationWashington DC, DC
Click here to view more job listings.


 Get more involved:
Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter

UN Resources
Key Sites
UN Radio News ServiceAfrican and Diaspora lawmakers strengthen cooperation
UN Radio
 

This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com
 
Subscriber Tools
     
Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy


Advertise With Us
Amy DiElsi
Director for UN Foundation Communications
United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(D) 202-419-3230
(C) 202-492-3078
(F) 202-887-9021
www.unfoundation.org
 
About UN WIRE
UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today.

Job Board:  Jackie Basso (202) 407-7871
 
 
 Recent UN Wire Issues:   Lead Editor:  Adam Mazmanian
Contributing Editor:  Juliette Terzieff
   
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004
 
 
© 1999-2012 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information
 
 

__._,_.___
Recent Activity:
Red Democratica 10 years "On line" (1998-2008)!
Http://reddemocratica.blogspot.com
Boletin Diario :
Http://reddemocratica01.blogspot.com
Foro Debate :
Http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eleccion

Ahora en FACEBOOK : Red Democratica

Http://www.caretas.com.pe/2000/1631/articulos/protesta.phtml
Http://www.caretas.com.pe/2000/1612/articulos/debate.phtml

Celebrando 10 anos "On Line"..2009

Keep the candle burning

I have a dream
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/interactiveFrame.htm

FORUM TPSIPOL: RED DEMOCRATICA (1998-1999).
Informacion : Http://tpsipol.home-page.org

Para enviar un message , enviar a: eleccion@yahoogroups.com
Para suscribirse al Forum , enviar un mensaje a : eleccion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Para salir del Forum, enviar un mensaje en blanco : eleccion-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
.

__,_._,___

No comments:

Post a Comment