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Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 2013–2020

Environmental News Bits

“Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 20132020.” However, the debates … Continue reading Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 20132020. ” Sustainability 14(6), 3402.

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There were 227 environmental defenders killed in 2020

Inhabitant

The report, which was released Monday, says that the number of murdered land defenders has more than doubled since 2013.

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Federal Court Orders Service to Take a Third Look at Bi-state Sage Grouse Listing Status

Endangered Species Law

Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) March 31, 2020 withdrawal (2020 Withdrawal) of a proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing and section 4(d) rule for the “bi-state population” of the greater sage grouse (Bi-state Grouse). On May 16, 2022, the U.S.

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Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?

Real Climate

By Jim Kossin, Tim Hall, Mike Mann, and Stefan Rahmstorf The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke a number of records , with the formation of an unprecedented 30 “named storms” (storms that reach wind-speed intensity of at least 18 m/s and are then given an official name). 2020 ), many others do not. 2021 ; Knutson et al.

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A Handy New Chart Shows Clean Energy’s Remarkable Progress

Union of Concerned Scientists

Then came a crescendo: Solar and wind generated more than 5 percent of monthly electricity for the first time in 2013, passed the 10 percent point in 2017, and soared past 15 percent in 2021. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent. kilowatt-hours in 2023.

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The Global Methane Pledge

Legal Planet

Here are the basics: The Pledge aims to achieve a collective goal of reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. California’s 2016 law, SB 1383 , requires a 40 percent reduction from 2013 levels, which is comparable to the 30 percent reduction from 2020 levels identified in the Global Methane Pledge.

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At the Limits of the Law: The Challenge of Invasives in 2020

Vermont Law

Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. 25, 2019, with a final rule likely to be published in 2020. 2013 EPA Vessel General Permit. Thus, there is reason to be hopeful in 2020. APHIS website. ,

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