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Billionaire George Soros said he will commit $1 billion to start a global university to fight authoritarian governments and climate change, calling them twin challenges that threaten the survival of our civilization.
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Taking into account the climate emergency and worldwide unrest, it’s not an exaggeration to say that 2020 and the next few years will determine not only the fate of Xi and Trump, but also the fate of the world,” he said.
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Soros closed his hedge fund and converted his firm into a family office. The $25 billion Soros Fund Management now mostly manages money for the Open Society Foundations, a worldwide network of philanthropies.
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– 20.01.20 (Mon.)
1. Climate vs. Economy: Four Lessons From a Year of Reporting | Voice of America – English
https://www.voanews.com/science-health/climate-vs-economy-four-lessons-year-reporting
2. 米マイクロソフト、２０３０年までに排出量マイナスの「カーボンネガティブ」へ（CNN.co.jp） – Yahoo!ニュース
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200119-35148146-cnn-int
– 20.01.21 (Tue.)
1. Microsoft, Citi, Walmart make corporate climate A list | News | Al Jazeera
2. アスクル、日本のEC事業者では初めて CDPより「気候変動Ａリスト（最高評価）」企業に選定：時事ドットコム
– 20.01.22 (Wen.)
1. Spain Declares Climate Emergency, Gets Climate Plan Ready
https://www.voanews.com/europe/spain-declares-climate-emergency-gets-climate-plan-ready
2. 世界経済フォーラム開幕。CO2排出量を減らす「気候ニュートラル」とは
https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/31896/1/1/1
– 20.01.23 (Thu.)
1. Space mission to reveal ‘Truths’ about climate change
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51197453
2. 気候変動で自国脱出する「環境難民」急増に備えを 国連UNHCRが呼び掛け
https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/world/2020/01/unhcr_1.php
1. Soros to Donate $1 Billion for Global University Network – Bloomberg
2. 「終末時計」残り100秒、史上最短に 気候変動や核問題で – BBCニュース
https://www.bbc.com/japanese/51231583
– 20.01.25 (Sat.)
1. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: Let’s not call it climate change
2. F1とFIAが国連『スポーツを通じた気候行動枠組み』に署名。地球環境保護への取り組みを推進
https://carview.yahoo.co.jp/news/detail/dd5fb08419025f4bbb0b4f1f4b3dd9d92eb86dbe/
– 20.01.26 (Sun.)
1. BP looks to charismatic oil man to lead response to climate crisis
2. 宇宙の歴史から地球温暖化を捉え直す……ビル・ゲイツが11億円を出資した「ビッグヒストリー」とは？
https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/28433?page=1