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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

Legal Planet

This was an increased unconditional commitment compared to the 2010 pledge of 26%. In late 2022, Indonesia nudged its goals upward to 32% below BAU, and (41% to 43% below BAU with foreign assistance). The baseline for measuring these cuts is the 2030 business as usual scenario, which would feature hefty increases in emissions.

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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated. Is it sheer incompetence or is it politically motivated? Figure 2: Carbon dioxide levels and global temperature over the past 2022 years. It is a scandal.

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). 2022 AB 1279. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2018 SB100. Required zero carbon emissions from power grid by 2045. 2023 SB 253.

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War in Ukraine, Drought Converge to Worsen Hunger Crises in Horn of Africa

Circle of Blue

Photo © UNICEF Ethiopia/2022/Mulugeta Ayene. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – April 20, 2022. Continued high food prices could produce a “tsunami effect” of famine, political destabilization, and mass migration. A global food price index reached a record high in March. The Kenyan government estimates about 1.5

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. Source: ERM 2022 ). Source: ERM 2022 ). <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Standing in the voting booth, I asked myself how it was possible that someone like me, who has devoted my career to studying political science and elections and who does research ahead of time, was encountering such difficulties just trying to cast my vote? times higher than the rest of the state in 2008 and five times higher in 2010.

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IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Circle of Blue

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 1, 2022. Between 2010 and 2020, the death rate from floods, storms, and droughts in high vulnerability areas was 15 times higher than in low vulnerability areas. A woman reaches for a hose from a water tanker in Rajasthan, India. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. There Is Still Time to Act.