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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

ESA

National Committee for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In April 2022, the Biden administration announced the launch of the first-ever U.S. National Committee for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is soliciting applications for early career liaisons. Led by the U.S.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

ESA

Now, House appropriators will draft budget bills for FY 2023, which starts October 2022. Congress completed appropriations for FY 2022 in March 2022 (see ESA Policy News, March 14, 2022 ). President Biden proposed a nearly 20% increase in his FY 2022 budget. billion increase over the FY 2022 level.

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A Year After the Deadly Pakistan Floods Began, Hard Lessons About Climate Loss and Damage

Union of Concerned Scientists

The people of Pakistan are still reeling from the catastrophic effects of the 2022 floods and the country’s economy is in crisis, even as the 2023 monsoon season is off to a sobering start and the powerful Cyclone Biparjoy is set to make landfall shortly. million homes and 4.4 million acres of crops; and cost $40 billion.

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What today’s students think about climate change

Legal Planet

–Sean Post, JD 2022. –Kelsey Manes, JD 2022. –Richard Diaz, Master of Public Policy candidate, 2022. [I]t –Polina Hristova, LLM 2022. Removing carbon from the atmosphere will take a global effort towards significant innovation and rapid implementation. –Alexander Morato, JD 2022.

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??DEP Announces Local Climate Action Training Provided To 121 More Municipalities; Apply Now For Training

PA Environment Daily

Climate change is often discussed in terms of global temperature increase, sea level rise, and hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” said Secretary McDonnell. Posted: May 11, 2022] PA Environment Digest Video and photos of the event will be available later today at PAcast. Department of Energy.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. 2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

While the country submitted nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2020 and 2022 , both were in clear violation of Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Paris Agreement, as they were not more ambitious than the country’s intended NDC. Accordingly, Brazil’s environment and its international reputation were jeopardized.