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4th December 2015 Paris, France

Kate Hart

Development and climate change officer

COP21: the first week

COP21 conference, Le Bourget, France

When I woke up (at a not very nice time) on 1 December, it was Day 2 of COP21.  Little did I know that by the time I next shut my eyes I would have discussed the chances of success of the climate conference with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, shook President Hollande’s […]

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12th August 2015 Oslo, Norway

Pluto, Paris and new horizons for our climate on Planet Earth

By HM Ambassador Sarah Gillett The space probe “New Horizons” recently reached the edge of our solar system, after a journey of 4.7 billion kilometres to Pluto. I was amongst the many following with admiration and excitement the “call home message”, the imagery, and the promise of fascinating extensions to our knowledge of the universe. […]

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12th March 2011

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

How might climate change affect Ukraine?

Guest blog by Svita Yavorska, EU Co-ordinator, British Embassy Kyiv It’s great to find the Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources full of people who care passionately about climate change.  The occasion is a round table organised by the British Embassy in partnership with the State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine  to highlight the […]

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