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America’s Pledge and
We Are Still In, to advocate and empower a whole-of-society mobilization to develop a roadmap to cut emissions in half by 2030, reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, scale climate action across the country, and promote leadership of non-federal actors on the world stage.
World Resources Institute, along with partners at the Rocky Mountain Institute and the University of Maryland s Center for Global Sustainability, provide analytical expertise to
America Is All In.
Following is a statement by Andrew Steer, President & CEO, World Resources Institute:
“Today is a pivotal day in US environmental history. Today the US re-enters the Paris Climate Agreement. And today thousands of local governments, corporations and civil society organizations are launching
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WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, to mark the United States return to the Paris Agreement, thousands of non-federal climate leaders launched
America is All In, a coalition to drive a society-wide mobilization for bold climate ambition to uphold the country s commitment to domestic and international climate action. Already the most expansive coalition of U.S. leaders ever assembled in support of climate action,
America Is All In is led by Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, and CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd H. Dean.
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GABORONE (Reuters) - Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year, officials said on Monday, announcing the result of an investigation into the deaths which had baffled and alarmed conservationists.
Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms common in water and sometimes found in soil. Not all produce toxins but scientists say toxic ones are occurring more frequently as climate change drives up global temperatures.
Cyril Taolo, deputy director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, told a news conference the number of elephant carcasses found since deaths were first reported around early May had risen to 330, from 281 in July.
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IMAGE: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Associate Professor Lora Harris and Ph.D. candidate Christina Goethel have been named Fulbright Scholars for 2021-2022. Harris will use her award to. view more
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Associate Professor Lora Harris and Ph.D. candidate Christina Goethel have been named Fulbright Scholars for 2021-2022. Harris will use her award to work in Finland on questions of estuarine ecology, and Goethel will use her award to support post-doctoral research and teaching in Iceland. These prestigious awards are a unique opportunity for our scientists to impact the future and make a difference, working with scientists around the world to find solutions to our global environmental challenges, said UMCES President Peter Goodwin. To have two scholars from our institutions selected is a testament to the