North America
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Canada
Largest nation in North America by land area and second largest in the world. See Canada page for more information.
Mexico
Largest Spanish speaking country in the world. See Mexico page for more information on biofuels.
United States
Largest economy in the world and largest country by population in North America, the United States is also a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. See United States page for more information.
News
- UNECE Black Carbon Group Holds First Meeting, 28 June 2010 by Climate-L.org: "The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on Black Carbon under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 17-18 June 2010."
- "During the meeting, national experts and policymakers from Europe, North and South America and Asia reviewed the current state of black carbon research, discussed knowledge gaps, and explored future strategies for reducing the pollutant’s emissions."
- "By the end of 2010, the Group, chaired by Norway and the US, is expected to provide options for potential revisions to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol, enabling parties to the Convention to mitigate black carbon as part of a broader particulate matter strategy for health purposes and to achieve climate co-benefits."[1]
- Mexican Farmers Protest NAFTA, 4 January 2008, from the Environmental News Network.
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