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...will be not about how to save the planet but about how to accommodate the rights and aspirations of millions of Indians like Kumar. Since developed countries have already pumped out a large proportion of the greenhouse gases that the environment can safely handle, they argue, those same nations must vacate some atmospheric space for the latecomers to industrialization. The current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 380 parts per million (ppm), 72% of which has been emitted by developed countries. Most scientists agree this needs to be stabilized at 450 ppm or less, leaving a tiny wedge...
...their part, Western countries have accused India and other developing countries of obfuscating the bigger issue by equating the "stock" problem of global warming with its "flow" problem. The stock of historical emissions for which the West is largely responsible must be dealt with by assigning responsibility, but the flow - the continuing emissions that developing countries are increasingly adding to - must be resolved by incentivizing cuts on future emissions. They demand more flexibility from India; the U.S. did not sign the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 because it would not accept any binding cuts unless developing countries accepted cuts too. (Watch...
...very fired up for all four of these games,” Harvard coach Erik Farrar said. “We’ve got four great games and we’re playing all of them to win.”In order to do so, the Crimson must revamp its offense, which struggled last weekend.In particular, players cited a lack of variety in the Harvard attack, but Farrar insisted that issue is in the past.“It’s a natural part of the process [that] early in the season you’re putting...
...sciences and humanities, and that is really ideal for an ethnic studies unit as well,” he said.The committee is hoping to win approval for a secondary field in ethnic studies and a related citation in human rights.But before the committee can offer a secondary field, it must create an introductory course. English Professor Joanne van der Woude has submitted a proposal for such a course that would serve as a portal into the ethnic studies field and could be included in the General Education curriculum.Van der Woude said that because Harvard lacks programs on Asian Americans, Latinos...
...Fowler-Finn’s departure, the school committee was considering candidates for the superintendency that would be particularly adroit at handling the middle school issue. “We voted on the 100 days deadline because we as a group believe that this is an important issue that must be addressed,” said school committee member Nancy Tauber. “We wanted [the new superintendent] to know this issue was a priority.” Grassi went so far as to identify the concern as “the biggest issue the school committee is going...