Topic: Achim Steiner
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Comprehensive climate deal 'beyond our reach': UN chief
Political differences, the worldwide financial crisis and a divergence of priorities among rich and poor countries are barriers to an agreement on a future negotiating path accordig to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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World Water Day: Dirty water kills more people than violence, says UN
Saving half the water lost through leaky pipes and ill-maintained sewage networks could supply 90 million people with clean water, says a UN report released on World Water Day.
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Earth Talk: Peat bogs – ecosystems that store C02
When peatlands disappear, stored carbon dioxide gets released into the atmosphere.
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Bright Green
UN-sponsored meeting bans nine chemicals – but not DDT
Nine more persistent chemicals banned worldwide.
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Bright Green
UN reports 'green energy gold rush'
Investment in renewable energy rose some 60 percent in 2007, according to the UN Environment Porgramme.
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Water shortages affect food, transit, security
A thousand tons of water produces just one ton of grain.
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Water shortages affect food, transit, security
A thousand tons of water produces just one ton of grain.
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