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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.

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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] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. 20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21]