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Q+A: Joe Biden’s Earth Day summit – what could it achieve for action on climate change?

"The stakes, as ever, are high. Despite a brief reprieve during the lockdowns in 2020, global carbon emissions are set to come roaring back in [...]

Susan Troyer2021-04-23T00:13:39-05:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Climate change, Climate negotiations, COP26, Earth Day, International climate action, Paris Agreement, President Joe Biden|0 Comments

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The First Earth Day Was a Shot Heard Around the World

I was downstate at the time, just having returned from an overseas teaching assignment. But I was present in mind and spirit for the observance [...]

Susan Troyer2020-04-23T17:13:07-05:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Conservation, Earth Day, International affairs, Richard Nixon, United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), US diplomacy, US foreign policy, US history|Comments Off