Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 16, 2023

found that the companies—down to 88 due to mergers—were responsible for about 55 percent of ocean acidification between 1880 and 2015. But how was Richard Heede able to calculate that, at the time, 90 companies were responsible for nearly two-thirds of the carbon emissions between 1854 and 2010? percent of total emissions.

Fossil Fuels 260

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Carbon Emissions 260

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

There is, in fact, substantial scientific evidence that there’s a strong link between global warming and heat waves and coastal flooding from sea-level rise,” I said. billion (in 2010 dollars) in federal tax breaks and subsidies for nearly 100 years. Renewables,” I added, “have gotten peanuts in comparison.”

Fossil Fuels 347

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2007 Carbon Emissions 347

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

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 All countries are now being urged to revise their NDCs before Cop26 in line with a 1.5C target, the lower of the two Paris goals.

Paris Agreement 98

Paris Agreement Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide 2030 98

Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

Bernhardt’s reasoning was that it would be impossible to establish the requisite causal link between GHG emissions, global climate change, and specific localized effects on species and their habitat due to the “complex and independent processes active in the atmosphere and the ocean acting on GHGs.” See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3

Climate Change 59

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Sea Level 2008 59

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

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. Federal Court Rejected NEPA Claims in Challenge to Gulf of Mexico Leases. Delta Stewardship Council Cases , Nos.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Mississippi: Lynn Fitch The sea level off the coast of Mississippi—the fifth hottest state—is rising more rapidly than in most other coastal areas, largely because the land is sinking. Between 1990 and 2016, the sea level off its 2,876-mile coast rose 6 inches , at least partly because the land is sinking.

Fossil Fuels 351

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 351

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , No. Center for Biological Diversity v. 1:17 -cv-02031 (D.D.C., filed Oct.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40