Universities call for support in combating climate change

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An alliance representing over 6,000 universities and colleges will hand an open letter to the climate summit secretary-general Pierre-Henri Guignard

An alliance representing more than 6,000 universities and colleges worldwide will today call for climate negotiators in Paris to recognise and support the contribution education institutions play in combatting...

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