HumanNature
APRIL 16, 2024
Guest Post by Mohamed Abdelhafez , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University The Challenge of Sea Level Rise Imagine your favorite beach town slowly disappearing beneath encroaching waves. Source: NOAA. Zervas, and S.
Law Columbia
MAY 22, 2024
On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law. On one hand, numerous adverse effects of climate change manifest in the ocean, such as ocean acidification, temperature changes, and rising sea levels.
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Washington Nature
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Our Environmental Priorities Coalition partner Futurewise has been leading the charge on passing this bill, which promises to provide strong protections for vulnerable communities in the face of climate change, while ensuring we have sustainable solutions in place to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Julie Morse /TNC.
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 6, 2023
WMO Secretary-General Peterri Taalas laid the facts bare, stating: “Greenhouse gas levels are record high. Sea level rise is record high. Antarctic sea ice record low.” degrees C ceiling because, for that to happen, the level of warming would need to be sustained for longer.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 13, 2024
These do not include setting or implementing greenhouse gas-reduction goals. Posted: June 13, 2024] PA Environment Digest Climate change impacts the Commission’s mission to ensure an adequate and equitable supply of suitable quality water for Delaware River Basin water users and the environment. “We Follow DRBC on Twitter.
Law Columbia
JUNE 6, 2024
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion on April 21, 2024 in response to a request submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS). ITLOS recognized that these questions “necessarily have scientific aspects” which it had to consider (para.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
C, stated at the 2009 COP in Copenhagen and adopted one year later – which was also a non-binding goal – would leave many of them inundated by sea level rise. C hotter than January – and because January 2024 was also exceptionally hot, their 12-month running average went above 1.5 In fact, the 1.5 C to those at 2.0 or even 0.2
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