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Matt Rorie’s Games of 2020 Climate Change

Matt Rorie’s Games of 2020

It's Mr. 2020!2020! The year when video cards were announced...but were then impossible to find! Someone named HotGirlVideos69 became the shadow queen behind game news leaks! The biggest release of the year somehow became Schrodinger's game, both on sale and not at the same time! What a year for events,…
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January 23, 2021
Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change Climate Change

Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change

A new collaborative study led by researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, the University of Tokyo, and Michigan State University exposes the role of dams for mitigating flood risk under climate change. Flood is amongst the costliest natural disasters. Globally, flood risk is projected to increase in the…
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January 22, 2021
Biden administration pauses federal drilling program in climate push By Reuters Climate Change

Biden administration pauses federal drilling program in climate push By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States By Nichola Groom and Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas permitting on federal lands and waters in the latest of a series of rapid-fire orders aimed…
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January 21, 2021
New technology to find and purify water in Afghanistan Climate Change

New technology to find and purify water in Afghanistan

A new project will use satellite data to identify water resources in Afghanistan and develop new technologies for purifying drinking water. In Afghanistan, conflicts, poor infrastructure, political obstacles, and natural disasters, especially resulting from climate change, make it difficult to find water and to implement sustainable climate adaptation. It is…
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January 21, 2021
Joe Biden signs inauguration proclamation, will sign orders on COVID-19, climate change, DACA Climate Change

Joe Biden signs inauguration proclamation, will sign orders on COVID-19, climate change, DACA

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- As one of his first acts as president, Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a flurry of executive orders that will set the tone for his new administration -- including some that aim to immediately reverse policies by President Donald Trump. He signed the 17 orders before…
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January 21, 2021
We’ll Work With President Biden To Tackle Terrorism, Poverty – Buhari Climate Change

We’ll Work With President Biden To Tackle Terrorism, Poverty – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his regime is looking forward to the Presidency of the new US President, Joe Biden, “with great hope.” Buhari noted that the two countries hoped to work “together to tackle global terrorism, climate change, poverty, and improvement of economic ties, with the expansion of…
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January 20, 2021
Bracing for Biden climate rules, U.S. Chamber asks Congress to make laws Climate Change

Bracing for Biden climate rules, U.S. Chamber asks Congress to make laws

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s biggest and most influential business lobby group, shifted its position on climate change on Tuesday, saying Congress should pass laws pushing companies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill disembark a plane at Joint…
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January 19, 2021
U.S.-China cooperation on climate change: Q&A with Huang Zhong and Cary Krosinsky Climate Change

U.S.-China cooperation on climate change: Q&A with Huang Zhong and Cary Krosinsky

Yanni Li (YL): What successes and failures have China and the United States seen in recent years in renewable investment, and what is the current nature of their collaboration in this space? Huang Zhong (HZ): China is leading the world in solar photovoltaic generation, with total installed capacity exceeding 200…
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January 19, 2021