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    Crimes Against Nature by Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy is an informative book that unearths the atrocities committed by the Bush administration in the early 2000’s and how, due to donations and appeals by corporate cronies, they bought and corrupted the political and scientific spheres of America so that massive energy corporations could rake in larger profits. Kennedy’s narratives take place during the years of George W. Bush’s first term as President from 2000 to 2003. However, Kennedy often…

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    In science there are many controversial topics but I feel like the most controversial topic is climate change. Scientists say that humans are causing the climate to change drastically but Overall it isn't that bad. The controversial topics are what causes climate change, what can be done to prevent climate change, and the consequences of climate change. The causes of climate change are said to be greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, and the burning of fossil fuel and oils. The truth is that…

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    Climate change is a controversial subject around the world. Most scientists agree that climate change is human-caused, and that the effects of climate change can already be seen today. Research suggests that we must act now or face severe consequences in the future. Before climate change can be discussed, it is important to understand what a climate is and how it differs from weather. Many people may use the two terms interchangeably, and while the two words are related, they are not the same.…

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    AXA also signed a lot of environment protection protocols, such as the "Kyoto Statement", the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, manifesto for Energy Efficiency in buildings, "Caring for Climate", Carbon Disclosure Project, "Sustainable Development Charter", 2° Investing Initiative and others. As CSR company AXA is also concerned about its workers. AXA is included in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. They ensure hat they have balanced gender…

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    Sydney Tar Pond Case Study

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    said the tar pond should not be viewed as a possible carcinogen and that there are many other factors that could explain why the cancer rate in this population was so high. It seemed like they had no interest in this issue until they signed the Kyoto Protocol. It would appear that the government was ignorant to this problem in the beginning. It was possible that the revenue created from the steel factories that once inhabited the area was a reason why the government did not want to clean the…

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    Aviation Emission

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    will triple again by 2050. It's a large emissions source that is essentially unregulated and growing quickly. In the late 1990s, international negotiators considered airline emissions such a hot-button issue that they left aviation out of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol’s targets for reduction of each nation’s greenhouse gases. They gave the job of developing a plan to the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO has struggled for years with this task, causing frustration…

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    The sun, a blistering ball of fire, beamed down on the state of Montana (Appositives). For the second year in a row, Montana experienced the worst season of wildfires since 1950. Suffering through the intense temperatures and droughts, Montana served as a warning to other regions; Climate change is coming (Participles). Areas around the world suffer from drastic climate change, similar to Montana. Climate change has become one of the world's foremost issues and for a good reason. If proactive…

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    must combine and work together to diminish the detrimental impacts of climate change. Many organisations and countries have so far had attempts in combining many countries with each other to establish different treaties such as the Kyoto protocol or the Montreal protocol to minimise the use of greenhouse gases. However, these efforts must further increase to make a more significant impact on preventing climate…

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    PART 1 Human Rights are fundamental legal entitlement. They are rights and benefits granted by law to all human beings despite gender, socioeconomic status, nationality, geographical location, cultural background, language or any other status (Ohchr.org, 2017 ).They are based upon moral guidelines in order to recognise and respect people's dignity (Human Rights Commission,2017). Human rights support the fact that all persons are entitled to their human rights without discrimination, and are…

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    Anthropogenic climate change is a major issue in the world today, there are detrimental physical risks that will happen around the world if control is not taken by our citizens. Changes in our world such as sea level rising as a result of ice sheets melting, intense and extreme weather, destruction of marine food, changes in precipitation patterns, changes in ocean’s circulation and acidification. Climate change will also impact the water and energy scarcities and destroy living organisms, such…

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