Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2007 Carbon Emissions 343

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

As a climate scientist recently said on CNN, “Until we stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere we have no idea what the future looks like.” Coastal residents can see in the UCS report, Underwater , how sea level rise will impact real estate in every coastal zip code and congressional district.

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Climate Change Politics Sea Level 2007 224

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Perhaps the most consequential of all Paxton’s actions, however, is a lawsuit he and AGs from 19 other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, filed in 2021 challenging the EPA’s authority to curb power plant carbon emissions. Landry’s deep ties to the oil and gas industry predate his time as Louisiana’s AG.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 351