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Making Waves for the Ocean at COP26

Ocean Conservancy

In fact, at this critical moment for the climate and our ocean, there were literally more press credentials distributed than at any previous COP conference. Climate change is here and is bringing with it impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and dwindling sea ice. Never miss an update.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

A Greener Life

Cop stands for conference of the parties under the UNFCCC, and the annual meetings have swung between fractious and soporific, interspersed with moments of high drama and the occasional triumph ( the Paris agreement in 2015 ) and disaster (Copenhagen in 2009). Why do we need a Cop – don’t we already have the Paris agreement?

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

A federal district court in the District of Columbia ruled that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) fulfilled its obligations under NEPA in connection with two offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. argued that the agreements and related arrangements conflicted with and were an obstacle to U.S.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Ninth Circuit Said Biden Action Mooted Case Challenging Trump Revocation of Withdrawal of Oceans Lands from Oil and Gas Leasing. In both cases, the New York plaintiffs argue that the allocation of the summer flounder quota is based on obsolete data that does not reflect the fishery’s northeast shift, which may be due in part to ocean warming.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. The anti-backsliding study was due in June 2009, 18 months after EISA’s enactment. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No.

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