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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.
Current climate policies would result in a nearly 3°C rise by 2100. Is the Paris Agreement enough? https://t.co/2AMHT0mauJ
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) June 4, 2021
Sri Lanka ship: Plastic, chemicals and a devastating hit for fishing https://t.co/QjxRLnyUEq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 9, 2021
A new study shows that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has led to less rainfall, and therefore less income, for farmers. But researchers are hopeful that new crops and farming methods can keep agriculture profitable while also protecting forests. https://t.co/gFtE1T9viz
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor) June 8, 2021
Why did USA re-join the Paris climate agreement?https://t.co/WKeoEtCQaf
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 29, 2021
Energy watchdog IEA advocates stringent measures to achieve Paris climate goals https://t.co/BvSKKowCGZ
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 18, 2021
World Environment Day 2021 – Which Species Are Threatened By Rising Heat?: https://t.co/wp3lCu69Ha #Africa #WorldEnvironmentDay2021 pic.twitter.com/XnHxhKs1Nh
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) June 3, 2021
Harmful chemical #pesticides increasingly threaten both #publichealth and the environment, wrote @boell_stiftung‘s @laylaliebetrau in 2020. Policymakers must urgently address this problem, especially in the #GlobalSouth. #WorldFoodSafetyDay https://t.co/KxJz3ekZsS
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) June 7, 2021
Caracas’ environmental record is a nightmare, both in the Amazon and the broader rainforest, Ryan C. Berg and Lauri Tähtinen write. https://t.co/K15H10RrK7
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 22, 2021
Illegal fishing occurs in the South China Sea, off the west coast of Africa, off both coasts of South America, in the eastern Indian Ocean, throughout Oceania, and around Antarctica.
On #WorldOceansDay, see how governments can combat the threat: https://t.co/tkFEbvx1FJ pic.twitter.com/tg6cfAU7VP
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) June 8, 2021
The fact that last year’s extraordinary economic conditions did not bring global carbon dioxide emissions into line with the Paris climate agreement is a stark reminder of the scale of the challenge we face, the @ecb‘s Fabio Panetta observes. https://t.co/1AAYQpIn1f
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) May 12, 2021
An area the size of the Isle of Man was cleared in the Brazilian Amazon last month alone as President Bolsonaro is accused of accelerating his “dismantling” of the rainforest https://t.co/amLkn08lyZ
— The Times (@thetimes) May 10, 2021
Brazil’s bid to outsource conservation of the Amazon rainforest finds few takers
From The New York Times https://t.co/FHcxbg7N80
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) May 27, 2021
How Illegal Fishing Harms Nigeria and What to Do About It @TC_Africa: https://t.co/IcAsfE68oi #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/cyjbbIhE8u
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) June 6, 2021
The environment versus jobs debate was always a false dichotomy. https://t.co/8osCmBnsA5
— The Nation (@thenation) June 8, 2021