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COP22 addresses a strong global pledge to effectively implement the Paris Agreement

November 23, 2016 by Chris Anyfantis 1 Comment

Last Friday, more than 190 countries gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) and jointly pledged through an Action Proclamation to implement the Paris Agreement showing a sense of global unity on climate change. The Proclamation was a clear call for more political commitment in order to fight climate change and prevent its […]

Filed Under: Environment, EUGlobe, Policy, USA, World Tagged With: Action Proclamation, Bonn, climate change, climate finance, COP21, COP22, COP23, Donald Trump, Luca Mercalli, Marrakech, Nationally Determined Contributions, Paris agreement, Paris rulebook, U.S., UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

The COP22 is under full deployment while Donald Trump threatens openly to withdraw the US from the Paris agreement

November 16, 2016 by Chris Anyfantis Leave a Comment

The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) which is taking place at the Moroccan city of Marrakech is already at its second week with the final meetings to be held under the fear that the newly elected U.S. government will step back from the Paris Agreement. It is […]

Filed Under: Environment, Policy, USA, World Tagged With: Ban Ki-Moon, China, climate change, COP22, Donald Trump, EC, EU, fossil fuels, Francois Hollande, Global Warming, Marrakech, Miguel Arias Cañete, No. 1 emitter of greenhouse gases, OPEC, Paris agreement, U.S.

The ever-growing crises that are displacing migrants from their homes

August 9, 2021 By The Sting's Team

This article was written by one of our guest writers, Mr. Aaron Gates-Lincoln, writer for Immigration News. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. The ever-growing crises that are displacing migrants from their homes are dominating the headlines in the world of immigration. The act […]

A Continental Political Party

July 1, 2021 By The Sting's Team

This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Tomasso Merlo. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. A continental political party is needed for European political unification to proceed. A party that represents all the pro-European citizens spread across the continent. […]

The need for a united Europe

June 7, 2021 By The Sting's Team

This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Tomasso Merlo. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. The epochal political challenge of the European peoples is their unification and the birth of a common continental democracy. The European dream, however, is […]

Material and human garbage

May 24, 2021 By The Sting's Team

This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Tomasso Merlo. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. We in the rich world export plastic waste and import human waste. We are turning the planet into a huge garbage dump. We produce […]

Cyprus’s last chance to solve the Cyprus issue is threatened by its corrupt political elite

May 22, 2021 By The Sting's Team

This article was written by one of our guest writers, Mr. Michalis Christou, one of the youngest candidates running in the upcoming May 30 parliamentary elections on the island of Cyprus and a philosophy graduate. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. How can the […]

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