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Urban Heat Islands

The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon whereby cities experience higher air temperatures than the surrounding countryside, making them more vulnerable to a warming Earth.
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Cities and Climate Change

Cities concentrate people into small areas for good reason, but this makes them major sources of greenhouse gases and uniquely vulnerable to climate risks.
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Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is low-carbon energy made by breaking the bonds that hold particles together inside an atom.
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Fusion Energy

Fusion energy is the source of carbon-free energy at the center of stars, including our own sun.
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Freight Transportation

Freight transportation moves billions of tons of cargo around the world each year. Nearly all freight transportation runs on oil and gas.
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