Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, several analyses—including a recent one by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)—have concluded that the IRA, even when coupled with the bipartisan infrastructure act and other federal and state climate policies, will not be enough to meet US carbon emission reduction goals. trillion in avoided climate change-related damages.

Carbon Emissions 296

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 296

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Fresh off the heels of the 28 th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the global climate conversation is buzzing with a mix of skepticism and cautious optimism. Germany , in which German youths argued the Federal Climate Change Act’s emissions-reduction goals do not go far enough.

Paris Agreement 214

Paris Agreement Law Fossil Fuels Climate Change 214

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Beyond this year’s measurements, it’s critical to consider what our snow levels mean for water management in a warming climate, and what needs to change so we can better prepare for the future. 2015 was the first year in which measurements going back to 1942 didn’t register any snow on April 1. Photo credit: J.

Fossil Fuels 320

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2015 2023 320

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2021

million for other categories of support to fossil fuels. Whether through paying companies to improve their operations or by paying for the development of new ‘clean tech’ for the oil and gas industry, the public should not be on the hook for lowering the emissions from the fossil fuel sector.

Fossil Fuels 127

Fossil Fuels 2025 2020 Government 127

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Climate change, one of the defining challenges of our time, demands multifaceted approaches to drive action and accountability. Two central players in this arena are climate litigators and United Nations (UN) climate negotiators. This is where climate litigation steps in.

Paris Agreement 234

Paris Agreement Climate Change Fossil Fuels Government 234

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What are the physical limitations of this fossil fuel resource that make it vulnerable during, say, summer droughts , or the types of extreme heat waves the world has been experiencing for months now? From 2010 to 2015, Texas experienced its second-worst drought in the state’s history.

Fossil Fuels 175

Fossil Fuels Cooling Electricity 2015 175

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Beginning in 2015, journalists began to uncover mounting evidence of Defendants’ campaign of deception,” the complaint says. “In Nor should we forget the researchers working on attribution science who have helped connect the dots from extreme weather events to anthropogenic climate change.

Fossil Fuels 259

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2015 Sea Level 259

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

I moved to Merced in 2015 to study for my PhD, and I found a place I could call home. That means it includes the extreme wildfires exacerbated by the fossil fuel industry that burned more than 4% of California in 2021 and 2022. come from burning fossil fuels and pesticide use, and ultrafine particles (PM0.1)

2024 150

2024 Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 150

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards on carbon pollution from fossil-fuel-fired power plants ( Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072-0001 ).

Fossil Fuels 75

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Carbon Emissions Clean Energy 75

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Climate change: Extinction Rebellion end blockade at Shell's Aberdeen HQ The BBC | January 16, 2020 Extinction Rebellion protesters have ended a blockade at the entrances to Shell's Aberdeen headquarters. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2015 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

While there is enormous potential for UN climate negotiations to transform climate action, meaningful progress has been delayed in part by the fossil fuel industry’s deceptive tactics. Last year’s COP was notable as the first to explicitly mention “fossil fuels” in the final decision document.

Sea Level 213

Sea Level Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Climate Change 213

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

At the other end of the spectrum, a recent poll of “retail” investors—individuals with investments such as mutual funds or stocks—found that 70 percent support the SEC requiring corporate climate-risk disclosure. For investors concerned about climate change, it doesn’t get more material than that! Take the oil and gas industry.

Fossil Fuels 249

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Politics Sea Level 249

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 20, 2023

Supran and his colleagues compellingly summarize the research, concluding: “All told, ExxonMobil was aware of contemporary climate science, contributed to that science, and predicted future global warming correctly.” Such a constraint would clearly place a limit on the amount of fossil fuels ExxonMobil could extract, produce and market.

Fossil Fuels 244

Fossil Fuels 2003 Sea Level 2005 244

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Boris Johnson delivers climate change remarks at the UN General Assembly. A party and government which for years have not shown any interest in tackling the climate crisis with appropriate urgency are suddenly keen, but the party still has several MP’s airing climate-denying views. Fossil fuel support.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Conservation Government 98

Enviromental Defense

MAY 11, 2023

“We’re pulling back the curtain to reveal the influential players behind Canada’s oil and gas industry who are truly to blame for the climate crisis,” said Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate at Environmental Defence. Find out more about the Canada’s top seven climate villains here.

Climate Change 91

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2015 91

Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

A first ever trial on constitutional protections from climate change is underway in Montana. In this instance, 16 young people from across Montana, who were between 2 and 18 years old when the case was filed in 2020, brought their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. Supreme decisions?), Will it be effective?

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Government Fossil Fuels Climate Scientist 52

A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. In Germany, fossil fuels are king. In Germany, fossil fuels are king. Quitting coal.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power 98

Environmental and Urban Economics

JULY 11, 2021

John Cochrane has posted an important blog post about adapting to climate change. No plausible estimate of climate damage comes close to this kind of change. And this change comes in part from increasing diffusion of fossil fuels. safer places) if climate change turns out to be as bad as you claim.

Climate Change 100

Climate Change Fossil Fuels 2009 2010 100

A Greener Life

JANUARY 11, 2024

But the extraordinary findings by the European Union’s (EU) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), unveiled this week, were more significant than perhaps many expected. target, which all countries agreed to in 2015, had been breached on nearly half of the days in 2023. The data demonstrated that on average 2023 was a whole 1.48

2023 116

2023 Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere 116

Enviromental Defense

MAY 11, 2023

They’re all committed to using their power to block climate action in order to profit personally from more oil and gas production. And they’re preventing efforts to build a healthy, equitable world beyond fossil fuels. That makes them three of Canada’s top ‘climate villains’. Why did we launch ‘Climate Villains’?

Fossil Fuels 139

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Climate Change Renewable Energy 139

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Among those contradictions is the need to wean society off fossil fuels versus the desire for short-term economic gain. Of note, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 with the goal of preventing dangerous human influence in the Earth’s climate system.

Fossil Fuels 40

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Greenhouse Natural Gas 40

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Guest Commentary: The Role of Human Rights Institutions In Tackling Climate Change: A Case Study of the Philippines. Maria Antonia Tigre, Global Climate Litigation Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. In 2015, a series of particularly violent typhoons hit the Philippines. Introduction.

Climate Change 78

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Politics Law 78

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Guest Commentary: Indonesian Human Rights Commission’s first human rights complaint on the impacts of climate change. Indonesia’s climate change context. Climate change is already causing widespread environmental impacts in Indonesia. C, for example, by continuing to approve new fossil fuel projects.

Climate Change 77

Climate Change Government Fossil Fuels Deforestation 77

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 6, 2023

degrees C target that world leaders agreed upon in the Paris Agreement of 2015. The organisation labelled it as a ‘deafening cacophony’ of broken climate records. Scientists worry that 2024 could be even worse, as the El Nino climate impact is likely to peak this winter and drive temperatures even higher.

Fossil Fuels 105

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Sea Level Climate Change 105

Physics World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For nearly three decades the United Nations has been bringing together almost every country on Earth for global climate summits known as the “Conference of the Parties”. In that time climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. C above pre-industrial levels within the next two decades.

Climate Change 96

Climate Change Deforestation Paris Agreement Government 96

A Greener Life

JUNE 24, 2022

In the 1960s climate change was not really a significant concern, not even amongst environmentalists – this was despite the fact that the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius in 1896 was the first to claim that emissions from fossil fuels might eventually result in enhanced global warming.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Paris Agreement Atmosphere 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I’ve just arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—the UN’s annual global climate conference, aka COP27. My UCS colleagues and I are here because global climate policy must be informed by and aligned with the latest science.

Paris Agreement 130

Paris Agreement Climate Change 2015 Sea Level 130

A Greener Life

JANUARY 21, 2022

For the first time ever in the 27-year history of UN climate talks, at COP26 fossil fuels were mentioned in the final agreement. This shows that we are getting nearer to consigning the fossil fuel industry to history, even though there’s still a long way to go. Of those fossil fuels, coal will be the first to go.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Clean Energy 2015 98

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. Do State Nuisance Claims Related to Climate Change Arise Under Federal Law? 1442(a)(1). . San Mateo , pp.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act Law 52

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

This is despite the expense of CCS , its record of failures and underperformance , and recognition from climate and energy experts that we need to phase out fossil fuels to avoid climate disasters. He also wants Canada’s efforts to fight climate change watered down , including the emissions cap on oil and gas pollution.

Fossil Fuels 103

Fossil Fuels 2017 2015 2016 103

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Scientists have consistently warned that the continued burning of fossil fuels is heating the planet, including the ocean. Amid this backdrop, Ocean Conservancy delegation is heading to the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai to partake in negotiations working to address these critical issues.

Ocean 57

Ocean Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Climate Change 57

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Paris Agreement Renewable Energy 52

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

COP28 must deliver on energy and equity, and the Government of Canada must do its part: The litmus test for whether COP28 is successful or not will be whether countries agree to a plan for an equitable phase out fossil oil and gas production. Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. That’s impacted other nations.

Fossil Fuels 85

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Government Greenhouse 85

A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) yet again warned us about the climate impacts hurtling toward us at breakneck speed. Photo credit: IPCC / Mark Speight.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2030 Renewable Energy 98

Law Columbia

JULY 21, 2023

Insurance and Climate Change The increasingly apparent physical and societal impacts of climate change are “ shaking the foundations ” of the insurance industry. In response to the growing threat of climate change, the insurance industry has made significant investments in modelling and quantifying physical climate risks.

Climate Change 97

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Law Regulations 97

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With most energy investments still in fossil fuels, significant reform is needed to modernise the sector and meet Kazakhstan’s pledge to become net-zero by 2060. Social unrest related to fossil fuels is not a new phenomenon in Kazakhstan. An oil pump in a dust storm on the road to Aktau, Kazakhstan. By Kate Watters.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 2019 Greenhouse 98

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

conference would be worse, for multilateralism and for global action on climate change. Glasgow was about ratcheting up ambition and closing the gap between what has been committed to and what is needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. . Finally F-words: fossil fuels. Because the collapse of a U.N.

Paris Agreement 98

Paris Agreement Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2030 98