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Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

Real Climate

The problems with the SPM are similar those from the previous fifth assessment report which prompted me to write a post in 2013. I think in hindsight that my concerns from 2013 to some extent were supported by the fact that the IPCC organised an Expert Meeting on Communication, Oslo, Norway, 9–10 February 2016.

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Why is future sea level rise still so uncertain?

Real Climate

The CPDW is thought to be affected by the shift in the westerly winds around Antarctica which have increased in recent decades due to a combination of greenhouse gas forcing and the polar ozone hole ( Miller et al, 2006 ). The last major revision (BedMap2) was in 2013 ( Fretwell et al., 375-393, 2013. But there is more.

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Energy & Climate CounselFoley Hoag LLP The Battle Over California’s Authority to Set Vehicle Emission Standards Continues

Law and Environment

In 2013, EPA granted California a CAA waiver to regulate vehicle emission GHGs and establish a ZEV program. Whether the EPA violated the equal-sovereignty doctrine when it reis­sued California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver under Section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act.”. currently electing to do so.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

ESA

BLM: The Interior Department reverted to a 2013 management plan for Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. EPA : A draft policy assessment for the reconsideration of current Ozone air quality standards finds that there is insufficient scientific evidence that there would be a public health benefit to stricter ozone regulations.

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