Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2016. President Obama participated in his 10th and final G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. In 2009, President Obama proposed elevating the G-20 to be the world’s premier forum for international economic cooperation, allowing leaders representing approximately 85 percent of global economic output to[Read More…]
Environmental
Calling for G20 Support, UN Secretary General Ban Stresses Importance of Financing Mechanisms for 2030 Goals
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, and world leaders exchange greetings at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, in September 2016. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable[Read More…]
At G20 in China, Secretary General Ban Stresses ‘Far-Reaching’ Impacts of Early Climate Action, Urges Unity on Global Goals
Leaders attending the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, pose for a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony on 4 September 2016. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–4 September 2016 – At a G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the conference’s focus[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2016. Today, the United States and China formally joined the Paris Agreement in a ceremony in Hangzhou, China. President Obama and President Xi deposited each country’s official instrument to join the agreement with United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon. Today’s announcement marks another milestone in President Obama and President[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the United States Formally Entering into the Paris Agreement
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama at a climate pact ratification ceremony in Hangzhou, China, on 3 September 2016. China and the US deposited their legal instruments for formally joining the Paris Agreement. UN Photo/Eskinder Hangzhou, China–(ENEWSPF)–September 3,[Read More…]
Premier Screening of Documentary ‘Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes’ on Wednesday, September 7 (Video)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2016. A premier screening of the documentary film ‘Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes’ will take place on Wednesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at the Shedd Aquarium, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. This free event is open to the public but reservations are required. The[Read More…]
Hermine To Lash East Coast With Flooding, High Winds, Surf
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports after slamming Florida, Hermine will blast coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic with rough surf, heavy rain and gusty winds during Labor Day weekend. Hermine not only threatens to foil weekend getaways at the beach, but has the potential to cause damage in[Read More…]
The Threat of Invasive Species
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. From the Zika, the mosquito-borne virus recently making headlines across the globe, to Cheatgrass, which increases the danger of wildfire as the plant spreads across the Western U.S. – invasive species come in all shapes and sizes. But the one thing they have in common is[Read More…]
NASA Sees Typhoon Namtheun Moving Through Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. NASA’s Terra satellites provided a visible view of Typhoon Namtheun when it was moving through Japan’s Ryukyu Islands. Namtheun is expected to make landfall in Japan’s large island of Kyushu on Sept. 3. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite passed over[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Oil Giant Enbridge Withdraws Application for Sandpiper Pipeline
Withdrawal Spells Defeat for Widely Opposed Proposal Minneapolis, MN –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. Late yesterday, Enbridge and the North Dakota Pipeline Company submitted a Petition to Withdraw their Public Utilities Commision (MNPUC) application for the “Sandpiper Pipeline Project.” As no party is expected to object, this decision is likely the end[Read More…]
