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What’s Up With Water – September 20, 2021

Circle of Blue

It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement. Unless fossil fuel use declines steeply and swiftly, it will be necessary to pursue options such as removing carbon from the air or growing crops as a fuel stock.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas. Clean Energy.

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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions now, as Dr. Sarah Cooley , Ocean Conservancy’s director of climate science, emphasized when addressing a COP27 session. degrees Celsius. While not new, this remains a critically important commitment.

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Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill Turbocharges the Adoption of Zero Emission Vehicles and Clean Transportation

Law and Environment

Department of Energy , there were 30,470 EVs registered in the Commonwealth as of December 31, 2021. The Department shall approve the rebates not later than June 30, 2023; and. The proposals shall ensure equitable participation by all electric vehicle owners and lessees. According to the U.S.

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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

Law Columbia

United States case, plaintiffs sought an order directing the federal government to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. On August 4, 2021, the Montana First Judicial District Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss in Held v. Most recently, in the famous Juliana v. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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This election, we need real climate plans not false solutions

Enviromental Defense

In this blog, we’ll take a look at the technologies that are being sold as climate saviours when their real objective is to prolong the life of the polluting fossil fuels which are driving climate change: carbon capture, offsets and ‘blue’ hydrogen. Producing and using fossil fuels creates a lot of damage beyond climate disasters.

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What Happens If Glen Canyon Dam’s Power Shuts Off?

Circle of Blue

Rated for 1,320 megawatts — roughly the size of a large fossil fuel plant — the dam is now capable of only 800 megawatts. In 2021, the fund was in jeopardy due to declining hydropower generation. The fund balance was cut in half , dropping from $146 million in January 2021 to $74 million by the end of the year.