Think Global July 2012 | World Development Movement

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Think Global July 2012

Welcome to the July issue of Think Global. You can download the entire newsletter below, or separate articles as listed. If you have any queries about anything in Think Global please contact Katharine on katharine@wdm.org.uk

You can read our Olympics briefing here

The latest briefing on the food speculation campaign is available here

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Climate update (pdf)

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Rio update (pdf)

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Food update (pdf)

Food update.pdf 627.48 KB

Events (pdf)

Events.pdf 625.85 KB

Groups (pdf)

Groups.pdf 853.83 KB

Alba Xtra July 2012 (word)

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2013

Two years of concerted campaigning by WDM results in Barclays, the UK's biggest player in food speculation and one of the top three globally, announcing that it will no longer trade in food for speculative purposes.

2012

Following a prolonged campaign by a coalition of Scottish NGOs and local pressure groups including WDM Scotland, plans for a new coal-fired power station in Hunterston, North Ayrshire are shelved.

2011

After concerted lobbying by WDM supporters, French oil company Total postpones plans to mine tar sands deposits in one of the poorest regions of Madagascar.

2011

The UK government puts £10 million of its climate finance towards the UN Adaptation Fund, and agrees to give the majority of its funds to the World Bank's climate adaptation fund as grants rather than loans.

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