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Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2023
Applicable Law to the ITLOS Advisory Opinion The applicable law for the ITLOS advisory proceedings is determined by Article 293 of UNCLOS. b) to protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts, including ocean warming and sea level rise, and ocean acidification?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The latest science shows clearly that the infrastructure in Baltimore will be taxed by sea level rise, extreme heat, and extended droughts. While weather is always variable, a stable climate helps us safeguard against the devastating impacts of extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and disruptions to essential services.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
According to the nonpartisan National Association of Attorneys General, a state attorney general’s job is to represent the public interest—not private, special interests—by, among other things, “enforcing federal and state environmental laws.” Meanwhile, the state has suffered 79 tropical or subtropical cyclones since 2000.
Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) rollout, the need for this long overdue investment in climate resilience is crystal clear. For ocean advocates like me who have been tracking the $1.5 In 2023 alone, countless instances of climate-related water system failures have made headlines.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 31, 2021
While the state’s core climate and environmental policies – such as the AB 32 / SB 32 emission reduction mandate, the SB 100 renewables portfolio standard, and the California Environmental Quality Act – are enshrined in state law and not subject to executive changes, a number of personnel, regulatory, legislative, and funding decisions may be.
Legal Planet
JUNE 4, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Massachusetts pointed to the loss of coastal land from sea-level rise, while the Urgenda judgments ultimately concluded that there is a serious risk that climate change will cause the human rights of people in the Netherlands to not be met.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
There is, in fact, substantial scientific evidence that there’s a strong link between global warming and heat waves and coastal flooding from sea-level rise,” I said. But before he was able to do that in my imaginary scenario, I corrected the record. The 28 extreme weather events collectively caused nearly $93 billion in damage.
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