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COP28 DG leads discussion on leveraging technology for climate action

Technology / Alexander Reed / November 30, 2023

Ambassador Majid Al-Suwaidi, Director General Special Representative of the COP28 Presidency, led a session at the Dubai Future Forum on harnessing the power of technology to support climate action. Opening the panel discussion, entitled ‘Uniting for COP28: Leveraging Technology and Defining the Climate Technology Future’, Al-Suwaidi said: “Technology and innovation is a cross-cutting […]

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Leveraging Education in Emergencies for Climate Action – No time to lose: Commit to resilience and learning now – World

Education / Alexander Reed / November 21, 2023

Attachments Geneva, 20 November 2023 – The climate crisis is accelerating. The 1.5C limit, acknowledged as the point beyond which climate change is almost certainly irreversible, has nearly been reached. Worldwide, warming temperatures, extreme weather and climate-induced disasters are becoming more severe. At the same time, growing numbers of children and youth are being affected

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Next big post-affirmative action legal ruling targets small business

Small Business / Alexander Reed / October 25, 2023

The Small Business Administration’s federal contracting program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses wasn’t a direct target of the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year to effectively end race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities. But it helped buoy the legal attacks against the SBA program, and more changes could be on the way

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