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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). seaweed) for carbon storage. First, in 2008, the parties adopted a resolution dealing specifically with ocean fertilization. Solar radiation management is distinct from CDR.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

Since DEP’s inception, Pennsylvania has recycled over 146 million tons of material—preventing 196 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. million cars from the road for a year or preserving the carbon-storing capacity of 234 million acres of forest. That’s the equivalent of removing 43.8

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CAFOs: Harming People Now, Later, and Forever

Vermont Law

Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat more effectively than carbon dioxide. The EPA had promulgated a rule exempting smaller farms from mandatory air emissions reporting requirements back in 2008. CAFOs are significant methane emitters through their manure. Then, the D.C. EPA in 2017.

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Promoting Coal, Trump Looks Backward

Circle of Blue

In the United States, coal production actually did peak in 2008 at 1.2 The old facilities release high levels of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter into the air.

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Is There Really a Fiduciary Duty to Destroy the Climate?

Law Columbia

12] Specifically, ClientEarth claimed that Shell had made a net zero carbon dioxide emission pledge as in the long-term interests of the corporation and its shareholders but did not put in place an actual or realistic plan to achieve this target. Hayden and Matthew T. 33] Dorothy S.

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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Alito famously said that carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, a key contributor to global warming, is not a pollutant. That is despite studies tying carbon dioxide to skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma. There is evidence linking elevated carbon dioxide to longer pollen seasons.

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How a Fertilizer Shortage Could Drive Food Prices Even Higher

Union of Concerned Scientists

The price of urea also surpassed its previous recorded spike in 2008 by approximately 18 percent. Geopolitical considerations aside, our current agricultural model is not climate friendly, and the production and use of fertilizers contribute significantly to both carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and non-CO 2 heat-trapping emissions.