Tag: The Paris Conference

• Tuesday, December 22nd 2015 - 15:04 UTC

  Paris agreement: a triumph for people and multilateralism

  

  By Ban Ki-Moon - Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War. Seven decades later, in Paris, nations have united in the face of another threat ¬ the threat to life as we know it due to a rapidly warming planet.

• Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  OECD lowers global growth estimate; sharp downturn in emerging markets

  

  A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year – well below its long-term average – and is a source of uncertainty for near-term prospects, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Monday.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil supports Paris conference and pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions 37% by 2025

  

  President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Sunday to slash Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions by 37%, during her speech to the UN General Assembly. Outlining her vision for a global climate change agreement on Sunday, Rousseff stressed on the importance of a “common response”.