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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

And the AR5 found in 2013 that “there is high confidence that the rate of sea level rise has increased during the last two centuries, and it is likely that global mean sea level has accelerated since the early 1900’s.” That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court previously reached the same conclusion in December 2018, but the California Supreme Court directed it to reconsider the case in light of the Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Friends of the Eel River v. Ireland , 2017 No. The complaint alleged that the U.S. Friends of the Irish Environment v. 793 JR (High Court of Ireland).

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court noted that the administrative record currently documented the Corps’ decision to reissue NWP 12 in 2017. Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. Ruling on Modification to Ethanol Fuel Rule , 610/2019 (Supreme Court of Mexico).

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