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Rise in Methane Emissions Threatens Paris Agreements

Mila Luleva — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:01:21 +0000

The levels of methane in the atmosphere are rising with rapid and unexpected rates. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases that contribute greatly to changes in climate. Although the gas has much shorter life-span than carbon dioxide, methane is much more powerful when it comes to damaging the ozone layer. According to the latest […]

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0.7-Meter Minimum Global Sea-Level Rise by 2300, Even With Paris Agreement

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:03:37 +0000

“Every delay in peaking emissions by five years between 2020 and 2035 could mean additional 20 cm of sea-level rise in the end—which is the same amount the world’s coasts have experienced since the beginning of the pre-industrial era,” asserts Matthias Mengel from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). This means that even […]

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Recent Hurricanes to Stir Up Island Nations’ Seek for Damages from Large Countries

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:56:10 +0000

Addressing the aftermaths of climate change, the controversial “loss and damage mechanism” was approved by UN governments in 2013 and re-approved in 2015 Paris agreement. How much it would cost, who would pay, and what it would cover were not stated clearly, though. The recent hurricanes, Irma and Harvey, which caused damages in billions of […]

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Post Paris-Exit, World Looks to China for Climate Leadership

Nicholas Say — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 19:34:22 +0000

The exit of the United States from the Paris Climate Accords has created quite a stir in the international community. While the amount of environmental damage this action will create is unknown, the world is already looking to China to pick up the slack. China is an emerging power, and unlike the United States they […]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Message to Donald Trump on Climate Change

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:21:46 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one man who’s done it all: from Terminator to Governor of California, from immigrant to lawmaker. He clearly sees value in the Paris agreement and sends a message to Donald Trump to stop this madness he’s in. Watch the video and share it forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTE502ebNkw

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