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The Paris Agreement is working, but not well enough to offset economic growth
University of Washington researchers analyzed data collected in the decade following the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2015 to limit warming by cutting emissions. The treaty has helped nations reduce the amount of carbon released per dollar, but emissions are still too high due to global economic growth.
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How the UW is helping to restore tribal fishing stocks by harnessing satellite data to determine river temperatures.
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