The Daily Bruin - Global warming sparks action
The policy makers’ moves are in response to scientists’ predictions of grim scenarios caused by a warming earth. At least half of the five years following 2009 are forecast to be the warmest in recorded history, according to a British study published in 2007.
Scenes of increasingly endangered polar bears, drought in Darfur and sinking islands in the Pacific are all examples of global warming’s immediate consequences, many researchers say.
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As 2008 came to a close, UCLA finalized its Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive guide outlining the steps the university will take to reach – and in some cases go beyond – mandated emissions goals. The plans include increasing the number of carpooling resources, equipping rooms with occupancy-sensitive lighting and upping the efficiency of the energy used to power the campus.
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