NEW YORK (September 22, 2016) - Today in New York, a group of over 100 countries led by the United States, including Australia, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, all 28 countries in the European Union, all 54 countries in Africa, and several island states, announced support for an ambitious amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) one of the fastest growing and most potent greenhouse gases, used primarily in cooling and refrigeration.
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NEW YORK (September 22, 2016)—Climate change is accelerating the intensity and frequency of extreme weather across the globe, with increasing risks to communities and businesses. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), World Resources Institute (WRI), U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and a network of partners today launched the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) to help communities, companies and investors use data to improve climate resilience planning.
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WASHINGTON (September 21, 2016) - Today President Obama directed the National Security Council to create a 90 day process, involving some 20 federal agencies, to systematically mainstream climate change assessments in all national security decisions.
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