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EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is key

The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with each other.…

August 6, 2022

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Beijing cuts U.S. cooperation to protest Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

China has gone ballistic in launching missiles over Taiwan — but the diplomatic bomb it dropped on Washington is mostly. …

August 5, 2022

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As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape

A troubled species rebounds thanks to restoration efforts, only to make things worse for others in peril by preying on them or outcompeting them for food and living.…

August 1, 2022

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How Georgetown Became A Leader In Sustainability

Malaviya, professor of marketing and senior associate dean of MBA programs at Georgetown University’s McDonough School in Washington, D.C., says Georgetown — by virtue of its…

July 26, 2022

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Colin Carlson Works to Predict and Prevent Viral Spillover

The Georgetown University biologist studies how climate change contributes to the emergence of new zoonotic…

July 18, 2022

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A treaty to break the pandemic cycle

An evidence-based treaty must balance prevention, preparedness, response, and…

July 14, 2022

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California — not Biden — is leading climate cooperation with China

To get a sense of the prospects for U.S.-China climate cooperation, Jeremy Wallace consulted two leading experts, Joanna Lewis of Georgetown University and Michael Davidson of…

June 3, 2022

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Slashing carbon dioxide emissions alone ‘won’t be enough to avert catastrophic climate change’

Rising emissions of less well known toxic pollutants must also be tackled if global temperatures are to remain at safe levels, say. …

May 23, 2022

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New Study Says World Must Cut Short-Lived Climate Pollutants as Well as Carbon Dioxide to Meet Paris Agreement Goals

Cutting only CO2 emissions, but failing to rein in methane, HFCs and soot, will speed global warming in the coming decades and only slow it later this.…

May 23, 2022

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Climate action on CO2 emissions alone won’t prevent extreme warming – study

To control climate change, the world must go beyond cutting carbon dioxide emissions and curb lesser-known pollutants such as nitrous oxide playing a key role in warming the…

May 23, 2022