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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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.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

By identifying “hot spots” where disasters are more likely to occur in the coming years, communities will be better able to develop strong hazard resilience plans, which can reduce the impacts of flooding, wildfires, droughts, and rising sea levels in Washington state. Stillaguamish Valley flooding near Stanwood, November 2015.

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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

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The increasing greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are warming the global temperature, shifting precipitation patterns, raising global sea levels, melting glaciers, and more [5]. As society evolves, extreme weather also changes. Heat waves are the most straightforward example.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

In addition, a more inclusive approach to EO 12866 meetings could allow for the input of marginalized communities that are already seeing harms from sea level rise and changing patterns of severe weather. Looking ahead: Several other agencies are likely to release their draft scientific integrity policies in early 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

In addition, a more inclusive approach to EO 12866 meetings could allow for the input of marginalized communities that are already seeing harms from sea level rise and changing patterns of severe weather. Looking ahead: Several other agencies are likely to release their draft scientific integrity policies in early 2024.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2022

Summer tourism, sea level rise, and storm surges threaten East Coast wells. Saltwater is poised to intrude and render five more wells unusable by 2024, said the Hilton Head Public Service District. Hilton Head is fast becoming a prominent test case of rising sea levels and intense coastal storms heralded by climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Resource Links: -- Free Middle School Watershed Science Curriculum Maximizes Learning Outcomes -- Stroud Presents New Research To World’s Largest Group Of Earth & Space Scientists -- Don’t Look To Rivers For Help When Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Wetlands ( Photo: Amanda Garzio-Hadzick and Heather Titanich.)

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Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a set of disclosure rules that require some public companies to include climate-related information in their annual financial reports.

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Capaccio

JULY 25, 2023

Beginning in January 2024, companies can start applying these standards, and the first reports adhering to them will be available to investors in 2025. Physical risks can be either acute, such as floods or storms, or chronic, like rising sea levels.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. Potential adoption of the regulation is slated for consideration in 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 27, 2023

Many low-income nations are already reeling from the impacts of climate-related extreme weather like floods and droughts , as well as slow-onset disasters like sea level rise. billion annually in climate finance by 2024. A process that centers the voices of climate-vulnerable countries.

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HumanNature

JANUARY 26, 2024

Guest Post by Alex Siggers , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University “We could learn from digging down, but no one ever seems to be digging.”

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Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

From 2001 – 2019, Mr. Carême was the Mayor of Grande-Synthe, which lies below sea level along the English Channel in the north of France. She is a 2024 U.S. France The applicant is Damien Carême , a member of the Europe Ecology – Greens Party in France, who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a Māori leader with an interest in customary land, Smith argued that the defendants’ actions would harm him through impacts related to rising sea levels, loss of sites of cultural and spiritual significance, damage to fisheries, and adverse health impacts. The Supreme Court’s 7 February 2024 decision is a preliminary one.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The willingness of the two potential rivals for the 2024 White House to cooperate in meeting the immediate threat of Ian is admirable. And even a slight rise in sea level makes the threat of a storm surge that more terrifying. We’re going to pull together as one team, as one America.” .

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Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2024

That seems to be the Florida playbook for dealing with the climate crisis facing Floridians in the form of rising sea levels and deadly temperatures. Supporters of that kind of constitutional right “to clean and healthy waters” fell short of the signatures needed for 2024 but say they are motivated and already organizing for 2026.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

Part I: Start At Home -- Centre County Times: Climate Watch: 4 Steps Toward Meeting Our 2030 Paris Climate Goals -- On Demand: ReImagine Appalachia, Partners: Solar-Powered Faith Communities And Houses Of Worship, Saving Money And Ethical Labor [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Floating Classroom Presentation On Sustainability, (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away. New Hampshire’s 2024 climate action plan: redux, revival or redo? An even bleaker picture exists in Florida , where a dozen insurance companies have abandoned homeowners.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As Time magazine reports : “DeSantis has championed a program to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to communities across the state to help them prepare for the sea level rise and worsening flooding that will result from climate change. DeSantis has also been good on climate adaptation.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2023

1, 2023 [ Senate Resolution 136 ] House passed a resolution extending it one year to June 12, 2024, Republicans opposed. Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept. 20-22 In State College [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Announce New Youth Fly Fishing Education ‘Stepping Stones’ Program For 2024 [PaEN] -- Game Commission: DMAP Permits Available On State Game Lands This Year -- Courier Times: Recovery Of Bald Eagle Continues, Why Many Call Bucks County Home -- TribLive: Just How Many Loose Alligators Are There In Western PA Anyway?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2023

The RMI compact was renewed in 2003, and now all three Compacts are up for renewal: the Compacts with Micronesia and the Marshall Islands will expire Oct 2023, and Palau’s will expire in 2024. In the past, the United States has denied any further responsibility for ongoing harms related to over a decade of nuclear testing.

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ESA

JULY 18, 2022

Starting July 1, Sea-Level Rise Studies Required for Florida Gov’t Coastal Structures – Insurance Journal. NOAA NMFS – NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans (2022-2024). Youngkin appoints former Trump EPA head to new deregulation office – The Hill. International. All comments must be received by 8:59 p.m.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 31, 2021

In April, Governor Newsom issued an executive order to ban permits for fracking in the state by 2024. Oil and gas. California is the seventh-highest oil producing state in the nation. The same order directed the Air Resources Board to determine how oil extraction can be phased out by 2045.

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