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The Paris Agreement: the first _local_ global environmental pact

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imageSolar downtown: state-level policies led to a surge in solar adoption and energy efficiency measures in the late 2000s.Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, CC BY-NC

Nearly 200 national governments have committed to make cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in an ambitious global deal. But the task will in many ways fall to cities,...

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