This is what we need, and this is what we know the US, more than any country in the world, is capable of providing, including leadership for the 'fast start' strategies needed to avoid abrupt climate change. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arrive for a meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Medvedev, on his first visit to India as president, said Russia can help India fight terrorism and investigate the deadly attacks in Mumbai.
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Father Laurent Chu Van Minh, the newly ordained Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of the Hanoi Diocese, smiles after his consecration ceremony at Nam Dinh Church, 90 km (56 miles) outside Hanoi December 5, 2008. Father Laurent worked as a barber and teacher for 32 years before he was consecrated as a priest in 1994 at the age of 51. Vietnam has 8 million Catholics, the second largest community in Asia after the Philippines.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
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A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
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A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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Quotes from articles mentioning Masao Nakayama
We also can slow down climate change by attacking black carbon, or soot, which is killing millions of people around the world every year
was said
in News Blaze
We know we are getting close to the point-of-no-return for abrupt climate change from the melting of the Arctic Ice and disintegration of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and we know that one of the best way to slow this down is to strengthen the Montreal Protocol.
was said
in News Blaze
A non-linear tipping point is like the final step we take as we walk off a cliff. Once we take that step, we are not able to go back. It is irreversible.
was said
in News Blaze
Immediate, 'fast-start' mitigation is the best adaptation strategy, and if we get started today, we can buy precious time to avoid passing the tipping points for abrupt climate change.
was said
in News Blaze
We now must ask ourselves, 'How long will our country, and our culture, continue to exist?'
was said
in News Blaze
Climate change is about our very existence-our existence as a country-a country with rich traditions that since time immemorial have helped unite our generous and peaceful people into a unique and successful society
said Masao Nakayama
in News Blaze
These countries led the way to strengthen the Montreal Protocol and expand its climate mandate at the 20th Anniversary meeting in September, and it's great to see them continue their commitment to the global atmosphere by going after the problem of banks
was said
in News Blaze
The Montreal Protocol is the world's best environmental treaty, and the world's best climate treaty, so far
said Durwood Zaelke
in News Blaze
Creating greater incentives for the recovery and destruction of banks will help the climate, and, importantly, it also will ensure the continued success of the Montreal Protocol in fulfilling its mission to protect the ozone layer
said Sateeaved Seebaluck
in News Blaze
Island states are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and we want to strongly support further efforts to strengthen the Montreal Protocol to capture additional climate benefits ... Preventing climate emissions from banks is another piece of low hanging fruit we can pick that will provide immediate mitigation and help us avoid abrupt changes to the climate.
said Masao Nakayama
in News Blaze
Scientists are warning us that the 'tipping point' for abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate, including catastrophic rises in sea level, could be 10 years away ... We'll get immediate climate and ozone benefits from accelerating the phase-out of HCFCs. We can get additional and immediate ozone and climate benefits from eliminating emissions from banks, including a further delay before the world reaches this tipping point.
said Ana Maria Kleymeyer
in News Blaze
Already, scientists tell us that the Montreal Protocol's phase-out of CFCs will reduce emissions by the equivalent of 135 billion tons of carbon dioxide between 1990 and 2010 ... Scientists also tell us that the historic agreement in September to accelerate the phase-out of HCFCs will reduce emissions by an additional 12-15 billion tons over the next several decades, provided that HCFCs are replaced with climate-friendly substitute chemicals and more energy efficient technologies.
said Marco Gonzalez
in News Blaze
