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Four South Asian cities show the way for collaborative, low-emission development

A Greener Life

Cities are major sources of greenhouse emissions, globally producing more than 60% of planet-warming gases. Narayanganj to cut CO2 by hundreds of thousands of tonnes Narayanganj’s adaptation plan , written in 2022, strives to achieve an annual greenhouse gas emission reduction of 12.6% Photo credit: Balaji Srinivasan / Alamy.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

On the other hand, the chapter’s assessment of alternative plant proteins is more measured, noting their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also identifying the clear downsides in terms of increased needs for infrastructure and energy. Sea level rise is also important in the region, causing saltwater intrusion and salinization.

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Under Governor Wolf, we’ve accelerated and expanded work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to equip Pennsylvania’s communities, businesses, and individual residents to address climate change impacts occurring now and projected for the near future. Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions are tracked yearly.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” billion over a 30-year period.

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Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species

Law Columbia

The project is controversial due to its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its location on the North Slope of Alaska, which happens to be the largest undisturbed track of public land in the U.S. 2017) ; Lunn et al. There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species.

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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. In particular, the court found that conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions constituted a significant impact was not clearly erroneous. Circuit’s partial vacatur in Mexichem Fluor, Inc. State , No.

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