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"‘A defining moment’: UN court to deliver historic ruling on countries’ climate obligations"
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World court to rule on countries’ duty to fight climate change
The case has been dubbed a ‘David versus Goliath’ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.

I have never heard, read or noticed so little from the #UN over a longer period of time than in the last few months.
Is it already so marginalized, has the UN already allowed itself to be so marginalized?

Ich habe noch nie über einen längeren Zeitraum so wenig von der #UN gehört, gelesen, wahrgenommen, wie in den letzten Monaten.
Ist sie schon so marginalisiert, hat sich die UN schon so sehr marginalisieren lassen?

"Mercury Emissions Fall 70% Over the Last Four Decades Thanks to UN Treaty, Coal Phase-Out"
#UN #UnitedNations #Emissions

Mercury Emissions Fall 70% Over the Last Four Decades Thanks to UN Treaty, Coal Phase-Out
A study examining mercury concentrations in the leaves of alpine plants has revealed that humanity has reduced worldwide exposure to this most toxic of heavy metals substantially. Controlled via a UN treaty called the Minamata Convention on Mercury Emissions, mercury (Hg) enters the atmosphere through a variety of natural and anthropogenic avenues. Artisanal and small-scale […]

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At this moment, who do you believe most likely to use a nuclear weapon in their current conflict?
I put India and Pakistan together because one would likely trigger the other and because I only had four slots.
Feel free to share your reasoning in a reply.
#boostforreach #polls #usa #politics #israel #russia #china #un #nuclear #pakistan #india
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"Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit"
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Nations issue ‘Nice Wake-Up Call’ on plastic pollution treaty
Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.

"Bottom trawling bans and the High Seas Treaty: 8 of the biggest announcements from the UN Ocean Conference"
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Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-military-parade-pollution-emissions

"UN rapporteur calls for ban on fossil fuel ads and criminalizing of disinformation"
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UN rapporteur calls for ban on fossil fuel ads and criminalizing of disinformation
A United Nations expert is calling for an urgent shift away from fossil fuels by the global economy, including a ban on advertisements or promotions, and the criminalization of misinformation from the industry. Elisa Morgera, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and climate change, who presented her 23-page report at the U.N. Human Rights […]

And you know… just so things don’t get too serious. Here’s a little comedy relief from the last time an American President thought it was all Mission Accomplished.
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#China is not mincing its words and reminds the #UN that it must fulfill its own obligations and enforce international law against #Israel.
A clear, understandable and welcome statement. It seems as if the autocratic sta…

"UN meeting closes with no moratorium on deep-sea mining; groups lament"
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UN meeting closes with no moratorium on deep-sea mining; groups lament
Civil groups expressed dismay as the 30th International Seabed Authority (ISA) session recently ended in Jamaica without a moratorium on deep-sea mining, a process of extracting minerals from the seafloor, which experts say can damage marine ecosystems. The ISA Council finished the second reading of the draft regulations for the commercial exploitation of deep-sea minerals. However, the […]

Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on the question of what it means to be human. Un-existentialism focuses on what to do with the mess afterwards.
#Philosophy #UnPhilosophy #Facetionalism

"UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target"
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Mein neuer Chef Bastian Ernst hat heute seine erste Rede im @… gehalten. Und ich finde: das hat er richtig gut gemacht! 💪
Als sein Sicherheitspolitischer Referent und Redenschreiber habe ich mich auch sehr darüber gefreut, dass das Thema der ersten Rede die deutsche Beteiligung an der UN-Blauhelmmission

#FrancescaAlbanese, the , #UN ’s special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, said the attack represented a “distinguishable sadistic pattern of the new phase of the genocide”.

"World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says"
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"More than 200 lobbyists at UN’s plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn"
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"Economic Benefits of Decarbonization Highlighted in New UN Climate Report"
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Economic Benefits of Decarbonization Highlighted in New UN Climate Report | Happy Eco News
The Economic benefits of decarbonization include 0.2% higher GDP growth by 2040, millions of jobs, and avoided climate damages worth trillions, according to a new UN analysis of global climate policies.

"UN report: How to get past fossil fuel additions, to a meaningful energy transition"
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"UN summit to tackle 'emergency' in world's oceans"
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UN summit to tackle 'emergency' in world's oceans
A global summit on the dire state of the oceans kicks off Monday in France, with calls to ban bottom trawling and bolster protections for the world's overexploited marine areas.

"Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds"
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"Nations urged to make UN summit a 'turning point' for oceans"
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Nations urged to make UN summit a 'turning point' for oceans
Nations will be under pressure to deliver more than just rhetoric at a UN oceans summit in France next week, including much-needed funds to better protect the world's overexploited and polluted seas.

"UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying"
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