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Biden: 'Decisive Decade' For Climate Crisis

The United States (US) has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2030.This new target, which was unveiled at a virtual summit of 40 global leaders, essentially doubles their previous promise.But the leaders of India and China, two of the world's biggest emitters, made no new commitments."Scientists tell us that this is the decisive decade – this is the decade we must make decisions that will avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis,

23 April 2021
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An optimist’s guide to climate change

During a recent commute to work, as my car inched along in rush-hour traffic, I watched a heron stalk the banks of the Potomac River. The majestic bird was a timely reminder that nature and beauty can be found in the unlikeliest of circumstances. And yet, even for optimists like me, it is getting harder to be hopeful about the fate of our planet.Grim environmental news is nothing new, but 2018 brought a deluge of it.

10 January 2019
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