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Georgetown University Launches Platform to Navigate Laws Governing the Prevention of Infectious Disease Emergence Worldwide
Georgetown University announces the launch of Analysis and Mapping of Policies for all Emerging Infectious Diseases (AMP for EID), a first-of-its-kind policy platform to enhance…
July 19, 2023
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China’s Xi Rebuffs Kerry’s Call for Faster Climate Action
Mr. Kerry emerged late Wednesday from the lengthy negotiations in Beijing with no new agreements. In fact, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, insisted in a speech that China…
July 19, 2023
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Climate change is increasing our risk of exposure to disease
As Earth's climate changes, animals that carry diseases are shifting their habitats in response — and changing the risk of infectious disease as they go… "I think we’ve…
July 18, 2023
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An Unexpected Haven: North Pacific “Garbage Patch” Teems With Life
The North Pacific “Garbage Patch” is not only infamous for its plastic debris accumulation but also serves as a habitat for a multitude of marine species such as jellyfish,…
July 16, 2023
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John Kerry goes to China. Here are 5 things to watch.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will fly to China this weekend in an attempt to rescue climate cooperation between the world’s two largest polluters…It’s not just public…
July 14, 2023
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China, US set for ‘in depth’ talks on climate
"As this is the first face-to-face meeting in several months, I expect this trip to be focused on discussing how to restart engagement on climate and clean energy topics at both…
July 13, 2023
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Scientists sound the alarm over dramatic loss of 3 billion birds in North America: ‘We’re watching … extinction happen’
Peter Marra, a conservation biologist and dean of Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute, and his colleagues studied multiple bird-monitoring datasets and found a…
July 13, 2023
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John Kerry seeks climate dividend from thawing relations
“It would be substantive progress if Kerry and Xie could come out of their meetings saying ‘we’ve agreed that the Working Group is going to meet X-number of times between…
July 13, 2023
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John Kerry, US Climate Envoy, to Visit China
Joanna Lewis, who researches Chinese climate policies at Georgetown University, said that it was “important that some sort of positive agenda comes out of this meeting, even if…
July 12, 2023
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US climate envoy Kerry to visit China from July 16-19
John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate issues, will visit China from July 16-19, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Wednesday, the latest senior US…
July 12, 2023