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As a leading agency observing and understanding environmental changes to Earth, NASA has joined the National Climate Task Force. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Jan. 27, which initially outlined details of the task force.
The administration’s climate agenda outlines putting climate at the center of the country’s foreign policy and national security and encourages a governmentwide approach to climate change.
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Working together with our government partners, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Geological Survey, NASA is responsible for building the country’s Earth-observing assets in civil space. More than two dozen NASA satellites measure the height of oceans and inland waters, clouds and precipitation, soil moisture, carbon dioxide, and more. The data collected helps to improve weather forecasts, inform farming practices, and helps decisionmakers at all levels of government and the private sector.
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An excerpt from https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-joins-white-house-national-climate-task-force
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- Shanghai’s carbon emissions trading scheme reduces CO2 emissions by 7 percent in 2013-19 – Global Times
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- UK, US and others face credit rating fall over CO2 emissions – study | Rating agencies | The Guardian
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- Unpublished EU Analysis is Scathing of Airline CO2 Deal
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- Pakistan asks India to create environment for talks
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- 米SEC、企業の環境・社会・ガバナンス開示基準見直へ意見募集を開始(米国) | ビジネス短信 – ジェトロ
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- ＥＣＢ、気候変動リスクで経済全体のストレステスト実施＝副総裁 | ロイター
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- Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week – Delta Optimist
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- 脱炭素の情報開示、企業向けルール整備を 自民提言案: 日本経済新聞
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- Blue Planet join World Cement Association | Agg-Net
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- Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act – Energy and Natural Resources – United States
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