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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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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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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Business men are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 469.04 points to 9,686.86 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) speaks as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) listens during the presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) looks on during the debate with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) at theTown Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
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Michelle Obama wife of Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama arrives prior to the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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