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Even record renewable energy growth did not hamper the fossil fuel sector in 2022

A Greener Life

We are still heading in the opposite direction to that required by the Paris Agreement.” And to reduce emissions drastically to meet what was agreed at the Paris Agreement now seems an uphill task. growth, was still 3% above the pre-coronavirus levels in 2019. to its highest level since 2014.

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Real-time space observations can now keep watch over ‘super emitter’ power plants

Frontiers

Under the Paris Agreement, countries will need to track greenhouse gas emissions at the level of individual ‘super emitters’, such as power plants, in close-to-real time. Countries signed up to the 2015 Paris Agreement have committed themselves to keep the rise in average global temperature ‘well below’ 2 °C.

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STAFF NEWS: FIVE FELLOWS JOIN THE SABIN CENTER

Law Columbia

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. Louis in 2014.

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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

Law Columbia

The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019. In reality, however, the eight old coal-fired power plants had been shut down since 2014. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 and entered into force the following year in 2016, with Japan also submitting its NDC.

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

Real Climate

The IPCC calls this a “robust acceleration ( high confidence ) of global mean sea level rise over the 20th century”, as did the SROCC in 2019. The take-away message is: for high emissions we’d likely get close to a meter, sticking to the Paris agreement would cut that down to half a meter.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction. To boost domestic supply rather than be reliant on coal, India has aggressively expanded its coal mines.

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Inspiring Action at the Heart of the Ocean Crisis

Ocean Conservancy

Launched in 2014 by then Secretary of State John Kerry, the Our Ocean Conference is a rallying platform for nations, companies and civil society to come together and jointly commit to actions that can help improve and conserve the health of our ocean. For example, in 2019 Norway and SeaBOS joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI).

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