Climate and Energy Policy Adaptation - IISD's Mark Halle comments on whether the framework for the European Union's post-2020 climate and energy policy is a path to sustainable growth
Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been measured for the first time at over 400 parts per million at the reference base station of Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
IISD's Mark Halle responds to a CommentVisions discussion: Climate and energy policy - is it adapting fast enough?
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