HumanNature

MARCH 9, 2024

A place-based action is typically a project where a team works in the field and involves more connection with the community. Brondízio spent time in the Amazon trying to implement place-based actions to help local communities adapt to global climate change. The Acai story is a story of sustainability,” Brondízio said.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The climate crisis is a public health crisis, and it finally seems global leaders have recognized that fact. While everything is connected to our ecosystems, and our oceans and rainforests are essential, people are most impacted and vital. pollution reached 155 micrograms per cubic unit. should not exceed five µg/m3.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Finally, while the majority of cases first originated in the Global North, there was a notable shift last year with emerging cases in the Global South that focused on human and constitutional rights. My prediction that cases would finally be heard on their merits in the United States encountered a mixed reality.

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Another problem is that different global climate models (GCMs) have different biases and quirks, and that may cause problems when transferring AI trained on historical observations to the model world (or from one model to another). There were presentations on attempts to couple the RCMs to the sea, hydrology, and glaciers glacier.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Key ideas discussed at the meeting included increasing connectivity between protected areas, the need for anticipatory legal and regulatory planning for biodiversity conservation, and reinstituting and protecting Indigenous land and wildlife management practices. Photo: T.R. Beaver pond, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, net carbon dioxide from land use, land use change and forestry, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. Source: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

“They could have refrained from undermining the global effort to mitigate the impacts of GHG emissions, or contributed to it.” And when California shows up at the party, the volume goes way up. There’s already been a lot of smart analysis on the legal arguments (including by UCLA’s Cara Horowitz here ). I didn’t know.”

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

A state court judge in the ‘Last Best Place’ just gave the youth climate movement a shot in the arm with the first decision of its kind that directly connects specific state actions to global climate change and then to injuries suffered by young people. It’s a decision worth reading , as U.S. Here are some highlights from Held v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

This would necessitate greater cooperation and less competition within the complex and connected system of our activities. The unprecedented scale and timing of melt events in turn will be incorporated into updating dynamical ice sheet models and global climate models. The transition to winter can be stark and swift. Surprising?

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

Global water challenges headline gathering in New York City this week. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 20, 2023 The last time the United Nations hosted a conference dedicated to global water supply and sanitation the world looked vastly different. And global temperatures march steadily upwards.

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Another clue is William Kininmonth’s ‘rethink’ on the greenhouse effect for The Global Warming Policy Foundation. What he hasn’t understood is that the IPCC merely assesses published climate research, much of which is conducted with global climate models that indeed treat the earth as a sphere.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Water was overlooked in past global climate talks. Demonstrators took to the streets at the 2009 global climate convention in Copenhagen. Covid-19, as it continues to rampage globally, illustrated the gulf in resources available to rich and poor in dealing with environmental stressors. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2023

Do you want to help your students understand their connections to their local environment but are limited by established curriculum sequences? Do you want to help your students understand their connections to their local environment but are limited by established curriculum sequences?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) sets a bold goal for the state—no carbon pollution from electricity generation by 2045, which means zero global warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. PowerGEM , an independent consulting firm, conducted the analysis for us, using the same data and process PJM uses.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 31, 2024

By James Arnott and Shannon Stirone Recent research shows that the unfolding crises in climate change and social isolation may actually be connected. It could even be transforming our minds and how we connect to each other. The climate crisis isn’t just altering our physical environments.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Global Witness is a nonprofit group that tracks the murders of activists. When diplomats and government ministers converge on Glasgow this fall, they hope to rekindle pivotal negotiations on global climate that were dampened during the pandemic. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. Shoal Lake 40 is on the Ontario-Manitoba border.

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Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The global average sea level is rising 2 inches per decade and speeding up, but in some regions, the rate is more than twice that fast.

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HumanNature

MARCH 15, 2024

With increasing temperatures, global warming and climate change are only become more concerning and immediate. Therefore, the study and possible solutions of global energy transition should consider biological and natural processes as well as the socio economic and political trade-offs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

According to fossil fuel giant Shell, its chemical companies “are among the largest global producers of high purity ethylene oxide.” Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical equipment and to fumigate food products. Ethylene oxide was first described in 1859. Ethylene oxide was first described in 1859.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Developing a movement and attaining a critical mass of community support happens through grassroots efforts and continuous conversations, and requires deep local knowledge. By learning from ScAAN meetings and utilizing aspects of their framework, Dr. Saby had the blueprints to create a similar group local to Virginia. .

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MARCH 4, 2024

That illegal change in the creek also affected local farmers. The community, helped by a local farmer, worked hard for two days to undo the diversion. Over the next 15 years, California will have to repurpose about 1 million acres of cropland, most of it out of the 5.5 million irrigated acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2023

3 – Connecting the dots on worsening wildfires Going into the analysis, we knew two important facts from previous research: Emissions traced to the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers have contributed significantly to the increase in global temperature , global sea level rise, and ocean acidification.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We know that over 135 years, 88 fossil fuel producers contributed approximately: 61% of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide 52% of the rise in global average temperature 34% of global sea level rise 55% of the increase in ocean acidification Fisheries, including lobsters, are responding to the warming by moving elsewhere.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Biodiversity The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, negotiated in Montreal in early December, sets a goal of protecting 30% of the earth’s land and waters by 2030 and focuses on global equity and the leadership of Indigenous peoples. There is much to celebrate. Your support makes all this possible.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2022

All these benefits of walking and cycling can be low-hanging fruit for local jurisdictions, but are too often overlooked and underfunded. Improving conditions for walking and cycling can generate improvements in public health, road safety, and emission reductions – all while making cities more liveable.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And while there is momentum around solutions, global greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing. The Climate Summit is expected to bring thousands of attendees through six themed sites in Lancaster City, where attendees can listen to experts, learn about local green service providers, and connect with existing action groups.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Water-related crises around the world have shown that current systems of governance and economic organization are unsuited for a world altered by global warming. Add to this the impact of the war in Ukraine on grain and fertilizer supplies, and there is a substantial risk that today’s global food crisis will persist.

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Real Climate

APRIL 28, 2022

The connection between higher resolution and better weather forecasts lies in the decrease in numerical diffusion, and better ability to track the large scale synoptic situation, including the fronts and atmospheric rivers etc. And is it an achievable goal or just a rebranding effort of things that are happening anyway? The first from PI.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Federal funding only makes up around 15% of transit budgets, and disinvestment at the state and local levels still persist. If you live in an area with public transit, and have found yourself wondering where things went wrong, you’re not alone. Just as importantly, it is often the only option that many people have for getting around.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Many of us created new ways to connect and celebrate. Celebrating this occasion may look different depending on where you live and the steps you need to take to stay safe: You can clean up with your family in your neighborhood, join a local coordinator at an event or advocate online at home. Traditions stitch the years together.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Photo credit: Emily Darley, Elisabeth Horde Frontiers’ Volunteers The volunteering platform Alaya has continued to connect Frontons with meaningful opportunities – near and far. Each blog post also reveals the personal journeys of the women, including their key learnings, major challenges, and useful tips for future generations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

I was invited to speak at a panel discussion last Wednesday as part of The Economist ’s annual Sustainability Week, titled “What technologies are needed to avert a climate disaster?” True to the theme, I was asked about which technological innovations would be necessary to save our planet. Technology isn’t holding back climate progress.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 29, 2021

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Locals report water contamination amid the construction of a major railway in northeastern India. Amid the railway’s construction, locals have complained of contaminated drinking water from construction waste. A dozen towns and villages in Ireland failed to meet E.U. standards for water treatment.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The report comes as a bipartisan measure-- House Resolution 74 (Daley-D-Montgomery, Kaufer-R-Luzerne) to connect habitat awaits action in the Pennsylvania legislature. For example, Kittatinny Ridge , which crosses Pennsylvania diagonally from Mercersburg in Franklin County to Stroudsburg in the Poconos, is a Globally Important Bird Area.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Climate change is exacerbating flood risk and damages NOAA’s administrator, Rick Spinrad, said the climate change connection is “driving both wet and dry extremes,” as illustrated by the agency’s observations and data. Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the US Spring Outlook. According to the U.S.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Local actors seek climate change damages from the biggest fossil fuel companies through state law litigation. While the specter of the major questions doctrine hampers most federal agency actions to address climate change, it leaves untouched state and local authority. In the wake of West Virginia v.

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JULY 19, 2023

Uber founded in 2009; Lyft in 2012), public micromobility systems such as scooters and bikeshares, electrification, shared automated vehicles : all came with the promise of “ faster, smarter, greener ” cities that would be “ connected, heterogenous, intelligent and personalized.” Globally, approximately 1.3 increase over 2020.

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