Archive: International
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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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Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis
Focussing on carbon dioxide alone will not keep world within 1.5C limit of global heating, warn…
May 23, 2022
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Mitigating climate disruption in time: A self-consistent approach for avoiding both near-term and long-term global warming
This study clarifies the need for comprehensive CO2 and non-CO2 mitigation approaches to address both near-term and long-term warming. Pairing decarbonization with mitigation…
May 23, 2022
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2022 ECo Impact Award Recipients
From pollinators to people to past populations, 2022 ECo Impact Award recipients are expanding scholarship on environment and sustainability at Georgetown University and beyond.…
May 1, 2022
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Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk
Climate and land use change will produce novel opportunities for viral sharing among previously geographically-isolated species of wildlife. In some cases, this will facilitate…
April 28, 2022
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A novel model to accurately predict continental-scale timing of forest green-up
The yearly cycles in vegetation greenness are among the most important drivers of ecosystem processes. Predictive models for the timing of vegetation greenup and senescence are…
April 2, 2022
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Mitigating climate disruption in time: A self-consistent approach for avoiding both near-term and long-term global warming
This study clarifies the need for comprehensive CO2 and non-CO2 mitigation approaches to address both near-term and long-term. …
March 22, 2022
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Georgetown’s New Institute Tackles Urgent Environmental Challenges
Georgetown has launched a new institute to accelerate action, research and education on the most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges both locally and.…
February 15, 2022
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Baltimore, Big Oil to square off tomorrow in court
Dr. Buzbee provides input on a closely watched climate litigation case that could signal which courts may ultimately hear allegations that the oil and gas industry misled the…
January 24, 2022
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Welcome to the Earth Commons
Founded in 2022, The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—is transforming how our university thinks about, responds to, and…
January 1, 2022