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  • Who's Right? Topic 3: Open Forum feature banner (State Dept.)

    Climate change requires exceptionally challenging international cooperation, but many plans compete. We asked experts to exchange ideas by e-mail.

  • Plant in a dry land (AP Images)

    The recent World Climate Conference-3 in Geneva focused nations, international organizations and communities on the urgent need to adapt to a changing climate system.

  • A satellite image of the earth (State Dept.)

    Carbon moves between plants and animals, earth, atmosphere and oceans in a continuous cycle. Understanding this cycle is a key to predicting the behavior of Earth’s climate.

  • Collage of alternative energy sources (Shutterstock)

    America.gov resources on the science behind and responses to a changing climate.

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    Join the Global Conversation on Climate on our Facebook page.

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    A Timeline of Environmental Treaties

    The United States, whose pollution control laws serve as models for other nations, remains a leader in identifying, mitigating and remediating environmental hazards.

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