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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

Massachusetts pointed to the loss of coastal land from sea-level rise, while the Urgenda judgments ultimately concluded that there is a serious risk that climate change will cause the human rights of people in the Netherlands to not be met. gigatons CO 2 equivalent in 2020, about that of Japan. C and an 85% chance for 2°C.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Sea level rise is also important in the region, causing saltwater intrusion and salinization. from Chapter 21 of NCA5 Changes like sea level rise are resulting in the loss of culturally significant locations for subsistence harvesting. Other risks include increasing tropical cyclones and sea level rise.

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Ask a Scientist: Calling Out the Companies Responsible for Western Wildfires

Union of Concerned Scientists

Phillips, who has a doctorate degree in ecology from the University of Georgia, was a Kendall fellow at UCS from 2018 to 2020 and then a researcher at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. As a result, he was able to nail down the magnitude of what has been going into the atmosphere and its origin. Licker et al.

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Taking Stock Ahead of UN Climate Conference: Five Things to Watch for at COP28 in Dubai

Union of Concerned Scientists

above 2010 levels, instead of the sharp downward trajectory we need. The needs are immense and crushing for low-income nations already reeling from billions of dollars of damages from extreme floods, drought, sea level rise and other climate impacts, as well as a human toll that is incalculable. billion in 2021.

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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

ExxonMobil spent at least $39 million on some 70 of these organizations from 1998 through 2020, more than any funder besides Charles Koch and his brother David, co-owner of Koch Industries until his death in 2019. billion (in 2010 dollars) in federal tax breaks and subsidies for nearly 100 years.

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

A Greener Life

Those five years were up on 31 December 2020, but the pandemic prevented many countries coming forward. Scientists estimate that emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels, and from there to net zero emissions by 2050, if the world is to have a good chance of remaining within the 1.5C An increase of 1.5C

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

May 1, 2020). 3, 2020; request for publication granted May 4, 2020). The federal district court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed for lack of standing a lawsuit against the EPA in which an individual pro se plaintiff asserted that EPA restrictions since 1990 on aerosols in the atmosphere had caused global warming.

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