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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

It is noteworthy not because it contains anything new (it doesn’t), but because despite clearly violating the established standards of good scientific practice, it was published by a government agency. But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated.

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). 2022 AB 1279. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32.

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War in Ukraine, Drought Converge to Worsen Hunger Crises in Horn of Africa

Circle of Blue

Photo © UNICEF Ethiopia/2022/Mulugeta Ayene. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – April 20, 2022. Continued high food prices could produce a “tsunami effect” of famine, political destabilization, and mass migration. The Kenyan government estimates about 1.5 A global food price index reached a record high in March.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. Source: ERM 2022 ). Source: ERM 2022 ). <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

After clicking around, I found one on a non-government site and reviewed the list of contests and ballot measures. In 2008 and 2010, the county didn’t provide details on how voters could correct any errors they made on their ballots and instead told voters to refer to a separate instructional packet to learn how to fix their mistakes.

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IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Circle of Blue

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 1, 2022. Vulnerability is higher in high-poverty areas, in countries with poor government, and in farming and fishing communities that are more exposed to climate change. A woman reaches for a hose from a water tanker in Rajasthan, India. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.