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Global warming continues, regardless of La Niña weather pattern – UN agency

4 April 2008
The long-term trend of global warming is continuing, despite the current La Niña weather phenomenon that is bringing relatively cooler temperatures to parts of the Equatorial Pacific region, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today.

Building sector can play key role in combating global warming, UN report says

29 March 2007
The right mix of appropriate government regulation, greater use of energy saving technologies and behavioural change can substantially reduce global-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the building sector, which accounts for 30 to 40 per cent of total energy use, according to a United Nations reported released today.

Ban Ki-moon calls on new generation to take better care of Planet Earth than his own

1 March 2007
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the world’s younger generation to take better care of Planet Earth in the face of global warming than his own.
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High oil prices and global warming are boosting renewable bio-energy - UN

25 April 2006
Under the pressure from soaring oil prices and growing environmental constraints, momentum is gathering for a major international switch from fossil fuels to renewable bio-energy sources such as sugar cane or sunflower seeds, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

UN-backed expedition to sail to Antarctica to gauge impact of global warming

4 January 2005
In a United Nations-backed project, a two-masted ship will set sail this month from the tip of South America for Antarctica to witness first-hand the impacts of global warming and environmental change on the world’s most southerly continent.
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World must act now to forestall staggering threat from global warming – UN

8 November 2004
The Arctic climate is warming rapidly, much larger changes are in store due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases from human activity and the global impact such as rising sea levels will be “staggering,” presenting one of the most serious threats to humankind, the United Nations environment agency warned today.

Annan calls for urgent action to combat global warming

10 December 2003
Warning of an urgent need for real progress in dealing with the causes and consequences of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on governments to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, and to do much more besides.

Despite disagreements over Kyoto, industry acts to fight global warming: UNEP

29 June 2001
Voluntary actions by industry, governments and organizations are leading to small but significant reductions in emissions of global warming gases worldwide, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Energy Council (WEC) said today.