UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Topic: Christiana Figueres

Latest Headlines

The United Nations said progress was made at the latest climate talks in Bangkok, Thailand.
A new United Nations online database showcases successful strategies by U.S. and world businesses and communities to adapt to climate change, officials said.
Canada has a moral obligation to lead efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions regardless of its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. official said.
A European environment committee passed a resolution to extend its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol on climate issues beyond 2012.
Get moving on climate plans, U.N. says
World governments are expected to take significant steps toward building an effective mechanism to address climate change, a U.N. official said in South Africa.
U.N. wants climate action not words
It's high time world leaders mobilize their efforts to keep challenges brought on by climate change in check, a U.N. official said from Germany.
Green economy needs boost, U.N. says
Industrialized nations need to make renewable energy a more attractive option to keep climate change in check, a U.N. report from Abu Dhabi says.
By supporting the development of a global green energy fund, world leaders have shown their commitment to tackling climate change, an official said in Germany.
Tackling climate change isn't a problem that individual countries should try to address by themselves, a U.N. climate change official said in Thailand.
World governments are called on to implement agreements reached at last year's climate conference in Mexico, a U.N. official said in Japan.
view more

Quotes

view more
1 of 17
Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
View Caption
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson