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Hilda signs global pact

By Journal on April 28, 2016 Disaster Risk Reduction, Hilda Heine, Paris, United Nations News Archive

President Hilda Heine joined leaders from 174 other nations Friday at the United Nations in New York City to sign the climate change agreement that was endorsed at the global climate summit in Paris last December. “The world has come together today in New York to make history,” she said Friday. “Today’s signing ceremony shows […]

Japan: OTEC to cut fuel use

By Journal on November 6, 2015 Benjamin Martin, Haruo Oota, Japan, Marshall Islands, OTEC, Pacific Islands, Palau, Paris, Toshiba Corporation News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON Years of painstaking research into alternative energy options in Japan have produced working prototypes that could lead to a large-scale reduction in use of fossil fuels in Japan and Pacific islands. As countries of the world prepare to convene in Paris at the end of November for a pivotal climate action summit, officials […]