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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture has been a COP28 priority

Dec 11, 2023
There’s been more than $3 billion pledged toward making global food systems more resilient in the face of climate change.
Food supply sustainability has been a focus at the U.N.'s climate conference, COP28.
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That U.N. extinction report? There are real economic costs.

May 7, 2019
We could lose a million species on this planet because of human activity, according to the study.
An endangered Bornean orangutan at the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia.
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How important is US participation in international organizations?

Mar 1, 2017
Assessing relationships with the UN and others as budget cuts loom.
The American flag flies outside of the United States Mission to the United Nations on January 26, 2017 in New York City
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Why adapting to climate change is so difficult

Mar 31, 2014
The U.N. climate group has moved forward, not just warning of climate change -- because it’s here. What are the barriers to investing in "adaptation"?