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04-17-2024
Most nations still haven't met 2009 Copenhagen climate pledges
In 2009, countries worldwide gathered in Copenhagen with promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change. But a recent study paints a disappointing picture of progress: a lot of pledges, not a lot of follow-through. Did many countries drop the ball on their climate commitments? Copenhagen summit 2009 climate goals The Copenhagen Summit in 2009, formally known as the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was a critical event with high expectations...
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12-21-2016
Northern bird species at risk of extinction due to global warming
Global warming could wipe out two Northern bird species in...
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12-21-2016
Group of Seattle kids advance their climate change lawsuit
A judge in Seattle ruled on Monday that eight children...
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12-21-2016
Obama bans oil and gas leasing indefinitely in Arctic and Atlantic waters
In the final weeks of his presidency, President Barack Obama...
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12-21-2016
Scientists say industrialization is to blame for rapid population decline
According to a new theory from researchers at UTHealth, industrialization...
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12-21-2016
New map shows PHCZs chemical contamination in the Great Lakes
Nasty chemicals called polyhalogenated carbazoles, or PHCZ, are polluting the great...
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12-21-2016
The Rufous-headed Robin: New details emerge on one of the world's rarest birds
The Rufous-headed robin, one of the rarest birds in the...
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12-20-2016
Palm oil plantations are limiting the movements of tropical butterflies
Palm oil plantations, which produce oil for commercial use in...
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12-20-2016
Space lasers shed new light on phytoplankton blooms
Phytoplankton blooms are the foundation of the ocean's food web....
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12-20-2016
Arctic lakes are melting earlier every year
In another clear sign that the Earth is warming, scientists...
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12-19-2016
Local weather plays big role in climate change beliefs
There are many key factors that determine a person's climate...
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12-19-2016
CryoSat and SMOS satellites team up to measure disappearing Arctic sea ice
One of the biggest harbingers of climate change is the...
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12-19-2016
Obama enacts law to protect streams and forests from coal mining
In the final weeks of his presidency, President Barack Obama...
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