SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
France
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U.N. climate efforts not good enough: French minister
Efforts spearheaded by the United Nations to reach a global deal to fight climate change are "inadequate", a French minister said on Monday in a sign of growing frustration before Paris hosts a major meeting
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French councillor wants global law against food waste
A councillor whose campaign against food waste led to a law forcing French supermarkets to donate unwanted food to charity has set his sights on getting similar legislation passed globally. Arash Derambarsh
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France's biggest insurer Axa axes coal investments
France's largest insurer will scrap holdings in coal companies because of concerns about climate change, broadening support for the fossil-fuel divestment movement to a major mainstream investor. Axa
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France's Hollande concerned about slow progress in climate talks
French President Francois Hollande said he was worried about a lack of progress towards a United Nations climate deal in Paris in December and called on the financial sector to "decarbonize" its investment
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Credit Agricole stops financing coal mining
PARIS: French bank Credit Agricole said on Wednesday it would no longer finance coal mining or miners as lenders grow increasingly uneasy about funding coal due to environmental concerns. The decision,
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Climate talks can't fail as there is no alternative planet, says French minister
France’s foreign minister warned Monday that the international community had no option but to combat climate change as there is “no alternative planet”. “We don’t have the right to fail,” Laurent Fabius
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Tension high before ruling on Center Parcs village in ancient French forest
On the edge of an ancient forest in a remote corner of south-eastern France, a spray-painted sign marked the entrance to the “free zone”. An abandoned forestry house had been transformed into a squatted
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Paris climate conference announces controversial sponsor
French fashion house Louis Vuitton has been announced as the first major sponsor of the UN climate conference in Paris in December, in a move criticised by consumer groups. Corporate partners are being
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Pakistan to register strong message at upcoming un climate forum
Islamabad—Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan has directed senior officials of the ministry to closely collaborate with the provincial governments and stakeholders to pursue
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UK top of the nutrition scorecards; France and the US could try harder
New scorecards rating donors’ commitments to improving nutrition across the world show the UK meeting its targets, with other rich nations lagging behind There are so many players involved in malnutrition