Friday, August 17, 2012

United Nations: Short-lived climate pollutants are not very well known, but they allegedly cause "millions of premature deaths"; help spread the word and win a free unnecessary fossil-fueled trip at some time to some place!

Global Outreach and Awareness Contest
Short-lived climate pollutants are responsible for a substantial fraction of current global warming and result in millions of premature deaths and extensive crop losses each year.

Yet despite their dangers and the multiple benefits of reducing their emissions, short-lived climate pollutants are not very well known.

We need your help to communicate these impacts and the many opportunities to address them by reducing short-lived climate pollutants like black carbon, methane and hydrofluorocarbons.
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1st Prize
One entrant – a fully paid trip for the winner and a chaperone to a meeting of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (date and venue to be confirmed later).

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