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Economic Integration of Refugees

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Europe’s policy on refugees operates under the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), which guarantees individuals certain rights as soon as they come on European soil. When asylum seekers arrive in Europe they have “no legal duty to claim asylum in the first EU state they reach” and many move on to find family or a […]

Phase-Out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) Coolants Expected to Reduce Global Warming by 0.5 °C

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The Give Me Five Campaign welcomes guest contributor Leah Scully. Leah Scully Machine Design Oct 20, 2016 At a United Nations meeting in Kigali, Rwanda this past Saturday, October 15, delegates from 197 countries settled negotiations to phase out heat-trapping hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration and cooling applications. The agreements are part of the Kigali […]