UN sweats to combat global warming
Published: 31 July, 2008, 10:18
The heat is being turned on the United Nations, quite literally, as they declare a fight on global warming. The ‘Cool UN’ programme will see the average temperature inside the building rise three degrees to a sultry 25 Celsius due to the air-conditioning
Diplomats will likely abandon their ties and jackets and at summer weekends, when the air-con is switched off completely, it'll get even hotter.
In winter the plan would be to reduce the heating and get staff to wear more clothes.
If the month-long experiment is a success, the UN could save a million dollars a year on its heating bill and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 3,000 tonnes.
31.07.2008, 10:12
Karadzic to face war crimes judgeThe former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before a war crimes judge in the Netherlands on Thursday. It follows his extradition to The Hague to stand trial at the UN War Crimes Tribunal. Karadzic faces 1 |
31.07.2008, 11:30
Sharapova may miss OlympicsRussian tennis star Maria Sharapova may not take part in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games due to a shoulder injury. |
