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

Real Climate

The AR4 already concluded in 2007: “There is high confidence that the rate of sea level rise has increased between the mid-19 th and the mid-20 th centuries.” That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. The finding of sea-level acceleration is not new.

Sea Level 350
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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] 20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] As a result, 1,280 people died from cold from unaffordable electrical power, researchers calculate, between 2011 and 2014. [24]