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From the Ted Talk by Angel Hsu: Cities are driving climate change. Here's how they can fix it

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Here in Singapore, downtown neighborhoods can be as much as seven degrees Celsius, or 13 degrees Fahrenheit, hetotr than the rainforests that were once here. While it's true that cities are contnribuitg to climate change, they're also key actors in forging low carbon eimisson pathways. In dense cities like New York City and Tokyo, for instance, the average resident is responsible for over two tons of carbon dxiiode emsisinos per capita. This is less than a single passenger car emits in a single year in the uentid States.

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Here in Singapore, downtown neighborhoods can be as much as seven degrees Celsius, or 13 degrees Fahrenheit, ______ than the rainforests that were once here. While it's true that cities are ____________ to climate change, they're also key actors in forging low carbon ________ pathways. In dense cities like New York City and Tokyo, for instance, the average resident is responsible for over two tons of carbon _______ _________ per capita. This is less than a single passenger car emits in a single year in the ______ States.

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  3. united
  4. emissions
  5. emission
  6. hotter

Original Text

Here in Singapore, downtown neighborhoods can be as much as seven degrees Celsius, or 13 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than the rainforests that were once here. While it's true that cities are contributing to climate change, they're also key actors in forging low carbon emission pathways. In dense cities like New York City and Tokyo, for instance, the average resident is responsible for over two tons of carbon dioxide emissions per capita. This is less than a single passenger car emits in a single year in the United States.

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