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Those ambitious global warming goals? The world may not know how to reach them

2016-04-12 15:11:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: In 11 days, on Earth Day, world leaders will assemble at the United Nations in New York to sign the Paris climate agreement. That document pledges to hold the planets warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and even to aspire to a 1.5 degree C temperature limit. The urgency of signing the agreement has been underscored by recent climate news and events, including devastating coral bleaching around the world, newly shattered temperature records and disturbing news...

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Creativity in Agriculture Needed to Meet Hunger Goals

2016-03-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - The international community needs to find new and innovative ways of working together if it is to meet the goals laid out in the UN's new Sustainable Development Agenda, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels.

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Portland's pavement condition and goals

2016-03-21 22:33:36| PortlandOnline

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New US support for Indonesia's climate change goals

2016-03-19 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Jakarta Post: US Ambassador Robert Blake revealed two new projects aimed at bolstering the work of the newly formed Peatland Restoration Agency during the Environment and Forestry Ministry-sponsored climate festival. He said the two projects, funded under the Millennium Challenge Corporation's compact with Indonesia, were part of the US government's strong support for Indonesia's climate change goals. "The projects will help restore and protect the country's peatland areas, which have been threatened by fire...

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