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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

During the most recent period analyzed, 2006-2018, it’s been rising at a rate of 3.7 Source: IPCC ( 2021 ) Figure 9.25. That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. Source: IPCC AR6 Fig. Since 1900 the rise has greatly accelerated.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] People wonder how we made it through the heat wave of 2006,” said the CEO of California’s grid operator, CAISO, at the time. trillion. [25]