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Tug of War: The Impact of Climate Change on Economic Development

Unsustainable

Climate change and global warming are issues that define our times. Scientists have warned us that the world needs to work towards completely reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and produce zero emissions by 2050. This group of stunning islands was at the forefront of the Tsunami destruction in 2004.

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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

More carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use is released into the environment, increasing from ~25 GtCO2 in 1999 to ~37 GtCO2 in 2019. Earth Day’s resilience enabled it to move to the world stage in the 1990s, paving the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. kg/person in 1970 to 43.22

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Earth Day History: Transformation of a Celebration – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

More carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use is released into the environment, increasing from ~25 GtCO2 in 1999 to ~37 GtCO2 in 2019. Earth Day’s resilience enabled it to move to the world stage in the 1990s, paving the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. kg/person in 1970 to 43.22