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This is a big deal for the environment and a bold step for New York -- the first major city in which the entire public school system (that's 1,500 NYC public schools; 1.1 million students) has committed to measuring and reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint.
Major nations' plans for fighting climate change under the "Copenhagen Accord" are insufficient to limit average temperature rises to the projected 2 degrees Celsius, a leading expert said on Friday.
Sat, Jan 30 | from Reuters