Legal Planet
JUNE 21, 2023
In the run-up to the Copenhagen climate negotiations in 2009, President Mohamed Nasheed held a cabinet meeting in scuba gear 20 feet underwater to show what awaited the low-lying island nation of the Maldives if serious action were not taken to reduce greenhouse gases. I have been in the capital, Male, this week helping lead a U.S.
Real Climate
MAY 12, 2021
Three new papers in the last couple of weeks have each made separate claims about whether sea level rise from the loss of ice in West Antarctica is more or less than you might have thought last month and with more or less certainty. 2020) or Sadai et al.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
From more and more days of killer heat , to increased flooding and severe storms , to sea level rise , to ecosystem impacts in the Chesapeake Bay , Maryland has a huge stake in the climate. million metric tons of reduced greenhouse gas emissions through to 2050. This feasible and commonsense regulation would result in 46.45
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
C, stated at the 2009 COP in Copenhagen and adopted one year later – which was also a non-binding goal – would leave many of them inundated by sea level rise. That’s the sea sponge study that made headlines last week. In fact, the 1.5 C of heating, this report focused on comparing climate impacts at 1.5 C to those at 2.0
Legal Planet
JUNE 4, 2021
its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Everyone produces greenhouse gases.
A Greener Life
MARCH 7, 2024
The consequences of the climate crisis are already visible and devastating, such as rising temperatures, melting ice caps, sea level rise, extreme weather events, droughts, floods, wildfires, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, water scarcity, displacement, conflict, disease, and death.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
JANUARY 17, 2024
On the other hand, the chapter’s assessment of alternative plant proteins is more measured, noting their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also identifying the clear downsides in terms of increased needs for infrastructure and energy. Sea level rise is also important in the region, causing saltwater intrusion and salinization.
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