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Nature and EnvironmentUnited States of America

What future for climate commitment? —  Global Us

December 13, 2024

The US Inflation Reduction Act includes big financial support for climate investment — but will Trump end it? Solar empowerment: school bags helping Ugandan girls. 300 days of sun: the energy transition in Ladakh.

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Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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