Angelina Jolie addresses sexual assault in Hollywood during UN speech

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Angelina Jolie was one of the many women in October to come forward accusing producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, and she’s not slowing down anytime soon when it comes to discussing misconduct in Hollywood 

On Wednesday, the actress and activist spoke in Vancouver at the U.N. Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference and delivered stirring words about cracking down on sexual abuse in all industries. 

“Sexual violence is everywhere – in the industry where I work, in business, in universities, in politics, in the military, and across the world,” she said during her speech.  Read more…

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Earth to overshoot global warming targets, U.N. warns in blunt report

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Nations around the world still aren’t doing nearly enough to limit greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, a new report warns.

While progress is being made, a new United Nations report says that collectively countries aren’t on track to contain global warming to the level set by leaders in the Paris Climate Agreement. We are currently on course to see between 3 and 3.2 degrees Celsius, or about 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit, of warming by the year 2100. 

To put this another way, countries have only committed to about one-third of the emissions reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature target, the report found.  Read more…

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Earth is seeing an unprecedented surge in carbon dioxide levels, with disturbing implications

Although many countries are making progress in slowing their emissions of carbon dioxide, a global warming pollutant, the amount of the gas in the air surged at a record pace in 2016, a new report found. 
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