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		<title>High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All Prepares Framework for Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) has developed a “Framework for Action,” which provides guidance on the objectives of the High-level Panel on Sustainable Energy for All in the lead up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) in June 2012 and beyond, as well as on what all actors can do to contribute to the work of the Panel to move toward sustainable energy for all.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Versions of UN Green Guide Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Greening the Blue Campaign has announced the launch of a series of two-page summaries and checklists that address, inter alia: climate-friendly buildings and offices; green meetings; sustainable travel in the UN; and sustainable procurement in the UN.]]></description>
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		<title>World Youth Report 2011 Indicates Youth Interest in Green Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth contributors to the report indicated their interest in climate change, social equity, and innovation in green technologies and communications. Participants identified the field of environmental sustainability, or “green jobs,” as an emerging opportunity for youth employment, and many said their ideal job would be to work in, or create, green jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>ILC Discussion Forum Focuses on Geo-engineering Impacts on Biodiversity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The forum will be held through the Climate Frontlines Online Forum, an electronic participation tool developed by UNESCO, in partnership with the CBD Secretariat, the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, to draw attention to community-level observation of climate change, and strengthen the voices of vulnerable communities in global climate change debates.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Missions Discuss UN’s Environmental Sustainability Management </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN held its first meeting with diplomatic missions to the UN on the UN’s environmental sustainability management, with presentations by the Chilean and the UK Missions to the UN on their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Commission for Social Development Focuses on Poverty Reduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 50th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened with a focus on poverty eradication, youth unemployment and socially inclusive policies and on how to shape effective policies for the most pressing social development issues, taking into account the global economic crisis and climate change. ]]></description>
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		<title>UN Greening the Blue Announces CO2 Balloon Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Greening the Blue, the balloon represents a single tonne of carbon dioxide, and is part of a project co-sponsored by the Government of Chile and the UN. The balloon bears the Greening the Blue logo and website details, in order to raise awareness of the UN’s efforts to manage its sustainability performance.]]></description>
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		<title>UNRISD Releases Film on the Social Dimensions of the Green Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has released a short film – the first in a series of six – titled "Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social," which emphasizes that the definition of green economy, as provided by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), takes into consideration social goals.]]></description>
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		<title>WEF Addresses Energy Poverty, Rio+20</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2012 gathered global leaders from the private and public sectors to discuss issues of common concern, holding several panels touching upon issues of sustainable energy and energy poverty, climate change and green growth.]]></description>
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		<title>GSP Report Calls for Making Social and Environmental Costs Transparent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report opens with the Panel’s argument that “by making transparent both the cost of action and the cost of inaction, political processes can summon both the arguments and the political will necessary to act for a sustainable future.” The long-term vision of the Panel is to: eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and make growth inclusive, and production and consumption more sustainable, while combating climate change and respecting a range of other planetary boundaries.]]></description>
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