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Published on March 12, 2015 - 17:37 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Atlantic Council as Part of the Road to Paris Climate Series

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Fred, thank you very, very much for a very generous introduction. I’m delighted to be here with everybody. Distinguished ambassadors who are here this morning, thank you for taking time to represent your …

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Published on March 5, 2015 - 19:17 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: U.S. Department of State to Host Facebook Q&A for Press, Public on Combating Wildlife ...

The U.S. Department of State will host a live Facebook Q&A on Combating Wildlife Trafficking with Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield, March 6, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Wildlife …

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Published on March 2, 2015 - 22:42 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Under Secretary Novelli to Host World Wildlife Day Google+ Hangout with NGO Leaders on ...

To celebrate the second annual World Wildlife Day, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Novelli will host a Google+ Hangout March 3 on the subject of combating wildlife trafficking. The Under Secretary will be joined …

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Published on February 19, 2015 - 00:06 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at a Signing Ceremony for the Agreement to Enhance Post Air Quality Monitoring and ...

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Cathy, thank you. Thanks for your leadership very, very much on this, and thank you, all of you, for taking time to be here to share in this important announcement. And I am particularly pleased to be able to welcome my colleague, …

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Published on February 18, 2015 - 20:32 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: U.S. Department of State and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Launch Partnership to ...

Air pollution is a serious and growing health threat worldwide, yet in many areas, real-time air quality data is not available. We are pleased to announce that today we signed a statement of intent to launch a new partnership between our agencies and our U …

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Published on February 17, 2015 - 15:43 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Secretary Kerry and EPA Administrator McCarthy To Launch International Air Quality Program

Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will meet at 2 p.m. on February 18, 2015, in the U.S. Department of State’s Treaty Room for a signing ceremony to launch a joint air quality program at …

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Published on February 2, 2015 - 22:26 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Extraordinary Meeting of the Friends of the Lower Mekong

On February 2, Counselor Tom Shannon and Senior Advisor to the Secretary Ambassador David Thorne led a U.S. delegation to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Friends of the Lower Mekong in Pakse, Laos. This is the first time the Friends of the Lower Mekong, a …

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Published on February 2, 2015 - 20:02 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: From a Swift Boat to a Sustainable Mekong

More than four decades ago, as a young lieutenant in the “brown-water Navy,” my crew and I journeyed down the Mekong River on an American gunboat. Even with the war all around us, in quiet moments we couldn’t help but be struck by the beauty and the power …

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Published on January 16, 2015 - 20:11 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: NOAA Climate Study 2014 Reveals Hottest Year on Record

What’s surprising is that anyone is surprised that 2014 was the hottest year on record. The science has been screaming at us for a long, long time. We’ve seen thirteen of the warmest years on record since 2000. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity …

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Published on December 11, 2014 - 23:29 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks on Climate Change at COP-20

SECRETARY KERRY: Todd, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you very much, and it’s a privilege for me to be able to share a few words here on what is, by necessity, a quick trip, and I apologize for that, and I am grateful for …

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Published on November 2, 2014 - 12:36 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Release of the Synthesis Report of the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...

This report is another canary in the coal mine. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are higher than ever, and we're seeing more and more extreme weather and climate events, whether it's storm surges, devastating heat waves, and torrential …

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Published on October 21, 2014 - 21:21 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: State Department Opens First Virtual International Visitor Leadership Program With ...

Starting this week, professionals representing several of Iceland’s leading environmental organizations will begin the first ever virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Meetings and interactions with U.S. counterparts will be conducted …

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Published on October 16, 2014 - 19:48 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: World Food Day

On World Food Day, the United States reaffirms our commitment to the fight against poverty, hunger, and under-nutrition – and to addressing one of the greatest threats to food security: climate change. Today more than 800 million people around the world …

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Published on October 9, 2014 - 17:46 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks With UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond

SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. First of all, there is nothing better than being home in Boston on a beautiful October day. The only thing that is missing, the …

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Published on October 8, 2014 - 00:07 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Secretary Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary Hammond Deliver Remarks at Wind Technology ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond of the United Kingdom will tour and deliver remarks at the Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC), operated by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, …

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Published on October 6, 2014 - 21:23 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: "H2infO" Water Portal Launched for Worldwide Audiences

The U.S. Department of State hosted the launch of the U.S. Water Partnership’s H2infO – a new platform that offers the global community online access to a growing library of U.S.-generated water data and knowledge – at an event in Washington, D.C. on …

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Published on October 1, 2014 - 22:04 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Chair's Summary Following the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Climate Finance ...

Ministers and senior officials from more than a dozen countries met in New York, NY on September 21 for the third meeting of the Climate Finance Mobilization process. The process is an ongoing dialogue on how to enhance and accelerate the scale up and …

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Published on September 25, 2014 - 15:34 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Our Ocean: Next Steps on Sustainable Fishing and Marine-Protected Areas

Well, Cathy, thank you very much. First of all, thank you for your tremendous organizational skill in putting together the Oceans – Our Ocean summit that we had in Washington, and we welcome the follow-on by Foreign Minister Munoz in Chile. We very much …

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Published on September 25, 2014 - 01:42 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at a Reception for the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you. Listen, thank you very, very much for being patient and hanging in here, though I noticed a lot of you have glasses in your hand with some liquid in it and therefore you haven’t been completely deprived, I can tell. This …

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Published on September 22, 2014 - 17:07 GMT

Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at NYC Climate Week Opening Event

Thank you. Well, Steve, thank you very, very much for a generous introduction. More importantly, thank you for reminding me, but I really should be doing that. Sam Adams sounds great. (Laughter.) Sounds very appropriate right now. I’m really delighted, I …

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