Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

Likely climate change impacts in New Zealand | Ministry for the Environment, 2019). The science behind climate change. Climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is the noticeable change in the climate across time (decades or longer).

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

And since the first IPCC estimates published in 2013, we have learned a lot and have gotten much better at estimating remaining carbon budgets. How have these estimates changed since previous reports? IPCC reported carbon budgets for the first time in 2013. in 2018, but they represent a significant update since AR5 in 2013.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 1, 2021

The Detroit cloudburst was the result of a nasty weather combination—a cold front sweeping across the Midwest, plus a mass of humidity hanging over the city—which promises to be all the more powerful as the climate continues to warm. Similarly, the annual number of extreme storms in southern Michigan doubled between 1964 and 2013.

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Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Chicago is also, as it turns out, ground zero for climate change. Climate change is making old solutions obsolete. Chicago has been confronting an unusual problem that may be linked with climate change. In 2020, the lake level hit a record high, after having hit a record low in 2013.

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 22, 2021

As climate change brings longer, more destructive fire seasons, the wine industry scrambles to protect vineyards from the dreaded taint of smoke.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Thus, the cities and counties sought an order of abatement requiring the energy companies to fund a climate change adaptation program.

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APRIL 2, 2024

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. It didn’t pass the 1 percent mark on a monthly basis until 2007. kilowatt-hours in 2023. Some years bring faster growth, some slower.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

I followed with great interest the launch of the sixth assessment report Working Group 1 (The Physical Science Basis) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on August 9th. The problems with the SPM are similar those from the previous fifth assessment report which prompted me to write a post in 2013.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Climate change is also warming waters in Greek wetlands, threatening the livelihoods of fishermen. Reuters reports climate change is threatening the livelihoods of farmers in Turkey. In 2013, the average value of the salmon was $6.3 Drought, floods, and wildfires are destroying the crops of Turkish farmers.

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A Greener Life

MAY 23, 2022

Their annual ‘State of the Global Climate’ report indicated that the accelerating pace of climate change was to blame for acidification and that the melting of ice sheets contributed to pushing sea level rises to new heights in 2021. Oceans bear much of the brunt of the warming climate and increasing climate emissions.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

On March 9, 2023, the Japanese Supreme Court refused to hear the first climate change litigation brought before it without specifying substantive reasons. The Plaintiffs in the Kobe Civil Case claimed a violation of personal rights to life, bodily integrity and health on account of climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This blog was written with help from Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager As a climate activist, I’m constantly confronted with the attempts of oil and gas companies to greenwash their operations, spread misinformation through their public campaigns and actively oppose much needed climate policies.

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A Greener Life

MAY 4, 2023

C recorded on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands in 2013. As a result, the region has suffered from earlier-than-usual wildfires, creating fears of a repeat of last summer’s extreme waves of fires, widely attributed to climate change. This beats the previous record of 38.6 Figures according to the weather agency AEMET.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Sabin Center wrapped up Climate Week NYC last Friday with an event exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option.

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Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Bob Berwyn As Typhoon Haiyan howled into the Philippines in November 2013, people knew that a powerful storm was coming, but they were not expecting a typhoon with 196 mile per hour winds, driving a storm surge up to 23 feet high.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Solar activity provides no alternative explanation for today’s climate change Dagsvik and Moen claim that recent research indicates that variations in the sun’s magnetic field are of great importance for long-term fluctuations in solar activity. Our job is to be thorough and verify questionable results. It has taken time.

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HumanNature

APRIL 16, 2024

Rising sea levels, a consequence of climate change, pose a significant threat to coastal communities worldwide. Advocate for climate change policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow sea level rise. 4] IPCC, “Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. So, what can you do? 213–232, 2019. [4]

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A Greener Life

JUNE 11, 2023

Scientists say climate change has severe heatwaves more likely in South and Southeast Asia. By Joydeep Gupta As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and severe in South Asia, India’s heat action plans offer pathways for adaptation, but experts say they lack the necessary focus on vulnerable populations.

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Real Climate

APRIL 2, 2021

But it emphasizes an important point about the relationship between SST and hurricane behavior in general: The hurricane response to SST changes depends on what caused the SST changes ( Emanuel and Sobel 2013 ). 2013 ; Sobel et al. 2021 ), and changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

This will be the first climate change case heard before the Supreme Court. Through May 2022, all existing climate litigation cases in Japan concern the construction or operation of coal-fired power plants and refer to citizens’ attempts to stop the use of coal. Japan’s climate change context. Civil law cases.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Negotiations at the 28 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, wrapped up early last week. Despite the fact that countries are already suffering losses due to climate change, the road to a Loss and Damage Fund has been relatively long.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 29, 2023

These fees and programs were established with legislation in 2007 and then were extended until 2024 with the passage of Assembly Bill 8 in 2013 (hence the name, “AB 8 fees”). It’s clear , and it has been clear for decades, that to stave off the worst impacts of climate change we must drastically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

On December 28, 2018, California adopted comprehensive amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines , which include a suite of provisions aimed at improving the analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts in state environmental reviews. GHG Emissions Analysis. Section 15064.4(2)(b)

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

a joint venture of Shell, Petronas, Mitsubishi, PetroChina and Kogas): 2013 – 2021 Shell Canada Ltd.: 2010 – 2013 Shell Oil Company Inc.: During her tenure on the board it published numerous reports and op-eds that aimed to cast doubt on the seriousness of climate change. Shell Canada Products Ltd.:

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 3, 2023

To no one’s surprise it contained zero funding to address climate change – not even for clean energy – which the document referred to multiple times. The government has shown time and time again that it does not care about climate change. Just over a week ago, Ontario released its annual budget.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 26, 2024

In 2013, I returned to university to complete a master’s degree with a research focus on energy transition. I decided I needed to start working on a solution – and find the ‘yes’ to the ‘no.’ There was lots of talk about a ‘transition’ at that time, but I didn’t know of anyone implementing it.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Climate change and upstream development made the riverfront town of Ottawa, Illinois even more prone to flooding. In the mid-90s, climate change and upstream development funneled more runoff than ever into the already flood-prone area. It’s a place that crystallizes the glaring truths of living with climate change.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

of solar correlations in all manner of climate records ( and non-climate records ) has been a staple of the ABC (‘Anything-but-CO 2 ‘) crowd since the 1980s. 4171-4176, 2013. Gundermann, "Solar cycle lengths and climate: A reference revisited", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics , vol. Laut, and J.

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APRIL 26, 2021

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Gideon Mendel: Drowning World is a stark portrayal of the human condition within the context of climate change.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

Most of these provisions were enacted in the early 1970s during that great period of environmental lawmaking, but they received relatively little attention until a 2013 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Robinson Township v. Not so in the United States.

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HumanNature

MARCH 15, 2024

With increasing temperatures, global warming and climate change are only become more concerning and immediate. As a result,transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources of energy is critical to address the climate crisis (Hernandez and Newell 2022). In Climate Change and Critical Agrarian Studies (pp.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 12, 2021

Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds – The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday.

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The hybrid set-up, with video links between the two hubs and digital attendence through zoom, was a change from previous ICRCs held in ICTP (2011) , Brussels (2013) , Stockholm (2016) , and Beijing (2019). They often have set protocols and routines that are not designed to accommodate climate change adaptation.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

Our latest report has modeled what is actually possible if federal and provincial governments take public transit seriously as a tool to fight climate change. There were fewer buses in service in peak periods across Canada in 2022 than there were in 2013, a year when transit systems served 2.7 million fewer people.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 20, 2023

Regardless, the company publicly cast doubt on the reality of global warming, attempted to discredit climate scientists and climate models, and tried to block climate action. The new paper in Science summarizes key statements by ExxonMobil executives between 2000 and 2013 that cast doubt on the science.

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