Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, President Obama has not missed many opportunities to convey what a warm rapport he has forged with the Indian leader. There was the admiring essay about Mr. Modi that Mr. Obama wrote in Time magazine, and the image of them tête-à-tête at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, their entourages left behind.
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di Davide Triacca
L’Unione Europea è, da sempre, in prima linea nella lotta al cambiamento climatico. È un fatto. Per l’Europa, tuttavia, la transizione dall’essere un “Campione dell’agenda climatica globale” -come molti storicamente l’hanno considerata- all’essere uno dei tanti “non protagonisti” della Conferenza sul Clima di Parigi (COP21) rischia di essere troppo breve.
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The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. Predictions about the fate of the planet carry endless caveats and asterisks. We get it. And so, as the Paris climate talks get underway, we’ve provided quick answers to often-asked questions about climate change. You can submit your own questions here.
di Galeotti e Lanza
Dal 30 novembre all’11 dicembre a Parigi si discuterà di clima. Le speranze sono molte, ma la possibilità di un accordo dipende dalla soluzione della dicotomia tra responsabilità storiche ed emissioni attuali. La Conferenza segnerà al massimo l’inizio di un processo lungo e ancora irto di difficoltà.
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As we get closer to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris in November and December, the thought pieces, blogs, and public lectures have been piling up. What will success at COP21 look like? What will it mean for global climate efforts? What if it is a failure? But is all this time, energy, and media scrutiny misplaced? As someone who has been working in the Australian climate change adaptation space for the past four years, I believe so.
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Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by 2100, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
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