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A Letter to Sage’s Readers: Thanks for Making 2012 So Great
And thanks in advance for making 2013 even better.
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Carrying the Torch: Yale’s Role at COP18
Yale President Richard C. Levin once asked, “How do we prevent the continued consumption of fossil fuels from warming our planet to the point that ecosystems…
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When a Tree Falls in the Amazon
Brazil’s environmental laws have come a long way since the 1980’s. But that doesn’t mean the Amazon is well-protected.
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“We Are All Neighbors with Joined Doors”: Climate Justice and the UNFCCC
ednesday, December 5th: deep within the bizarre landscape of minarets, oil refineries that stretch out into the sandy horizon, and a wildly ad hoc, opulent,…
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The Hunt for Accountability, From Rio to Doha
Before I started my graduate studies in August, I was campaigning incessantly with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to drive the Rio+20 Earth Summit process towards…
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Paleo-what?: Introducing the Ancient Climate Record into Modern Negotiations
s the COP18 in Doha cranks along into its second week, onlookers follow the proceedings and ponder how the results of continued negotiation will affect…
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The Lightning of Catatumbo
It’s no secret that the world’s corals are threatened by warm, acidic oceans. Are subsistence fishermen part of the problem, or part of the solution?
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New Zealand’s ultimate “COP Out” of the Kyoto Protocol
New Zealand’s government announced in a statement on Nov.9 that it is not in the country’s interests to be “stuck in the Kyoto space for another eight…
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A new smart phone app seeks to hold climate negotiators accountable
This week negotiators from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar to once again hem and haw their way through an international climate conference. …
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A Garden in the Heart of Doha
I was one of many surprised when Qatar was chosen to host this year’s COP. Qatar is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer and home…
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Dealings from Doha: What’s Going on at COP18?
The latest round of UN climate change negotiations is under way in Doha, Qatar. Will COP18 produce a powerful new climate treaty — or just…
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Paying for Prevention: Dr. Ivonne Baki on Ecuador’s Novel Conservation Plan
Ecuador has asked the international community to put it’s money where it’s mouth is. Dr. Ivonne Baki talks to Sage about her country’s audacious plan,…
