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We Crossed 1.5 C. Did We Breach the Paris Agreement?

Legal Planet

If you’re not a climate scientist—and maybe even if you are—reading news headlines this month has been confounding and a little scary. “In Climate Threshold ,” was the version at Forbes. degrees Fahrenheit) is a target to limit global-average heating that was adopted by nations in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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The COP28 Halftime Report

Legal Planet

So have the many , many announcements and initiatives concerning new efforts to reduce methane emissions from the waste sector, agricultural operations, and oil and gas facilities that leak and vent the potent greenhouse gas. Second, and by contrast an area of significant continued disagreement, concerns the Global Stocktake.

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The COP26 climate summit: what scientists hope it will achieve

Physics World

The promise from many nations is to reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 (or earlier) and interim targets are essential. But the United Nations has just said that the latest commitments of the 192 parties of the 2015 Paris agreement will equate to a 16% rise in global greenhouse-gas emissions in 2030 compared to 2010.

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Using Clouds to Fight Climate Change

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Altering cloud properties influences Earth’s climate On sunny days, it’s clear that clouds leave shadows on the landscape. Climate scientists are interested in clouds for exactly this reason- clouds reflect sunlight, which has a cooling effect on surface temperatures. 2020, June 9). C temperature target. Galbraith, L.,

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The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing

Physics World

It turns out, for example, that climate-change researchers fly more frequently than scientists in other fields. According to a 2020 study ( Glob. Change 65 102184 ), climate scientists jet off two to three times a year on average, whereas other researchers get on planes just twice during that time.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Citing Shortcomings in NEPA Analysis of Cumulative Climate and Groundwater Impacts, Montana Federal Court Vacated Oil and Gas Leases. May 1, 2020). In Mexichem , the D.C. Wheeler , No.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions. The cases were filed in 2016 , 2020 , and 2021. Energy Policy Advocates v. July 15, 2021).

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