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Confessions of a climate doubter
What were 12,000 people from 186 countries, including 1,000 journalists, doing in the Polish city of Poznan for two weeks this last December? One thing, really: talking. They were the delegates to round 14 of the UN climate change negotiations, the global warming travelling circus that gives one performance each year in cities across the globe – from Montreal to Rio de Janeiro, from Bali to Johannesburg – chalking up air miles that most business executives can only dream of. In Poznan, all 12,000 ... |
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Thinking globally, acting locally: States take the lead on global warming
Global warming is the preeminent environmental and economic challenge of our time. The continued accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth’s atmosphere is changing the world’s climate. These changes affect human health, air quality, food production and agriculture, forestry, water resources, coastal resources, energy needs, infrastructure, and ecosystems and wildlife. The impacts of global warming are occurring now and a strong international scientific consensus projects they will occur ... |
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