Union of Concerned Scientists

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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Fossil Fuels Ocean Sea Level Carbon Dioxide 224

HumanNature

MARCH 24, 2022

Forests are incredibly good at storing carbon, in both soils and plants. When forests burn, that carbon is released into the atmosphere and contributes to greenhouse gases (mostly as carbon dioxide). Normally when a forest regrows after a fire, it’s able to capture that carbon dioxide and store it again.

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Carbon Dioxide 2018 2015 2003 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

It would require standardized reporting of GHG emissions (primarily carbon dioxide and methane) by firms doing business in California with total annual revenues more than $1 billion. [19] The vote on it was 24-9. 26] About 8,000 facilities are required to report. [27] NASA Finds June 2023 Hottest on Record,” July 13, 2023, [link].

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Regulations Law 2023 Climate Change 98

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates that it will produce 576 million barrels of oil over its 30-year lifetime, resulting in more than 239 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 )-equivalent. See Nat’l Wildlife Fed’n v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv. , 2d 1196, 1212 (D.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 2008 65