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Climate Action

Since 2015, Emory has sent a student delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC/COP)

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What is the UNFCCC? Ratified in 1992, the UNFCCC is the first global treaty addressing climate change, which created this body and meets yearly to discuss progress and take bold action. The Kyoto Protocol and more recent Paris Agreement are other landmark treaties that have come out of these annual meetings. Emory has sent delegations… Continue reading Since 2015, Emory has sent a student delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC/COP)

Climate Action, Student Research

Emory Climate Talks Featured White Papers

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Atlanta Heat Action Plan: Combatting the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat with a Justice Lens By Clare McCarthy 23C, 24PH, Environmental Sciences and Community Building & Social Change Rising global temperatures due to climate change will disproportionately impact cities, like Atlanta, Georgia, because of an exacerbated urban heat island effect. Increasing heat in cities poses… Continue reading Emory Climate Talks Featured White Papers