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Climate Change
We urgently need domestic and international policies that encourage the implementation of energy efficient technologies and limit carbon dioxide pollution.
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Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, blanketing the Earth and trapping heat. Deforestation and land-use exacerbate this problem. The impacts of climate change may cause the extinction for countless species and devastation for many of the world's most precious places, such as coral reefs and the polar regions.
WWF's work with the U.S. government
This year countries party to the UN climate treaty will meet in Copenhagen to agree on a new deal to address climate change. The agreement will focus on the period following 2012, when the first commitment period (2008-2012) for reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol expires. WWF continues to influence the global debate and seeks an agreement that will not only sharply reduce emissions from fossil fuels, but will include provisions that address adaptation and effectively curb emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
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