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Without science, there can be no development

Nature

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02220-7 A United Nations conference on financing sustainable development was a missed opportunity to fund the science needed to create a better world.

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Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reforming the international multilateral lending architecture to be fairer and more aligned with climate and sustainable development objectives is also critical. This funding must come primarily in the form of grants or very low-interest loans to avoid exacerbating the debt burden in lower-income nations.

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Everything you need to know about COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Enviromental Defense

degrees (which is the temperature limit beyond which climate catastrophe becomes irreversible) all while supporting sustainable development in a way that eradicates global poverty. Under this Agreement, countries across the world committed to doing everything in their power to prevent temperature rise above 1.5

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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

Working Group 3: Mitigation of Climate Change Evaluates pathways for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable development strategies, and the role of finance, technology, and policy in achieving net-zero emissions.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop!

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PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh Host Sustainable PA Conference In State College Nov. 20-22

PA Environment Daily

Explore a variety of exhibits spotlighting innovative sustainable products and services, and gain firsthand experience with guided tours of cutting-edge sustainable facilities in Ferguson Township and State College, PA. Click Here for the full agenda. Click Here to register and for more information.

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The Bloom of Nature’s Rights: On the IACtHR’s Recognition of Nature’s Legal Personality in AO-32/25

Law Columbia

In this sense, the IACtHR seems to be urging States to move towards incorporating “the protection of Nature, as a collective subject of public interest” into their domestic legal frameworks to advance a global regulatory system oriented toward sustainable development, consistent with the pro natura and pro persona principles ( para.

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