Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion over the next five years to support the development of four regional direct air capture (DAC) hubs, designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently store or utilize it in long-life products (e.g., In the US, the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized the Department of Energy to spend $3.5

Carbon Dioxide 59

Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement Government Climate Change 59

A Greener Life

APRIL 19, 2023

Products that bear the label “carbon neutral” are supposed to be produced with no added emissions to the atmosphere. The National Forests Foundation advertises that for every $2 donation, they’ll plant two trees that will remove or offset 1 metric ton of CO2e from the atmosphere for the life of those trees. But can you trust it?

Deforestation 98

Deforestation Atmosphere Greenhouse Climate Change 98

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Under this agreement, governments have committed to conserving at least 30% of land and of ocean globally, respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and recognizing contributions of Indigenous and traditional territories towards this goal. Canada must also take this ambition and leadership to international ocean fora.

2030 72

2030 Ocean Conservation Government 72

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2024

The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” is a dangerous and detailed guide to undermining our democracy and a broadside attack on our health and well-being, not to mention our economic prosperity. The preponderance of its climate-change research should be disbanded.’

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2025 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy 294

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 7, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has now released its early season algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie and predicts a bloom that will be smaller than last year’s, but also slightly more severe. NOAA is predicting this year’s bloom, on a scale of 1-10 will be less than 4.5 but it could be as bad as 6.5.

2021 93

2021 Regulations 2025 Atmosphere 93

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

STILL FIDDLING, AT 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, AS THE WORLD WARMS, FLOODS AND BURNS: OCEANS’ SURVIVAL NEED FASTER SITING AND TRANSMISSION OF OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS. atmospheric CO2 levels. the Investment and Production Tax Credits (ITC PTC) for, in part, OSW, but projects must begin construction by January 1, 2025. .

Ocean 52

Ocean Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2012 52

Breezometer

AUGUST 16, 2021

The EPA estimates that lowering maximum ground-level ozone standards in the USA from 75 to 70 ppb by 2025 will decrease annual health costs by $2.9-$5.9 In June 2020, a massive Sahara dust plume dubbed ‘Godzilla’ even traveled across the Atlantic ocean and reached the USA. billion, thanks in part to a reduced impact on children.

Air Pollution 98

Air Pollution Ground-Level Ozone Ozone 2020 98

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

6] Scientists are alarmed that this year the temperature of the surface of the oceans has reached levels that are much higher, [7] and the extent of Antarctic sea ice is much lower, [8] than ever previously recorded. It’s long past time to stop relegating the climate problem to a narrowly conceived field of “environmental law.”

Regulations 98

Regulations Law 2023 Climate Change 98

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Analysts say China could cause emissions to peak by 2025 , with some additional effort, and that this would be enough to keep the world on the right path. Countries are also meeting for a parallel set of talks on stemming biodiversity loss, restoring natural ecosystems and protecting the oceans. That balance is known as net zero.

Paris Agreement 98

Paris Agreement Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide 2030 98

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The finance, a pledge of £8.75bn of public finance from 12 countries including the UK between 2021 – 2025, will support activities in developing countries, including restoring degraded land, tackling wildfires and supporting the rights of indigenous communities. It will complement £5.3 billion of newly-mobilised private sector funding.

Deforestation 98

Deforestation 2030 Rainforest 2025 98

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the last decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. It committed the two states and the Canadian province to reduce the amount of phosphorus flowing into western Lake Erie 20 percent by 2020 and 40 percent by 2025. Two Michigan governors of different parties embraced the goals. .

Clean Water Act 278

Clean Water Act 2020 Regulations 2022 278

ESA

AUGUST 29, 2022

All agencies will fully implement updated policies, including ending the optional 12-month embargo, no later than December 31, 2025. OSTP expects all agencies to have updated public access policies fully implemented by the end of 2025. This includes $50 million for climate research grants. Comments must be received by Sept. ET on Sept.

2022 40

2022 Carbon Dioxide 2023 2024 40

ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Even 2 degrees becomes unlikely without a peak by 2025. We are at a crossroads.

2022 98

2022 Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Climate Change 98

ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program is now open.

2022 98

2022 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Conservation 98

ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $5.88 Mission: Iconic Reefs 2022–2025 Priorities provides guidance on these highest priority actions. . NOAA NMFS – Pacific Fishery Management Council; Ocean Salmon Public Meetings and Hearings. Lawmakers give the Environmental Protection Agency a 3.5%

2022 98

2022 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act Natural Resources 98

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. 3540 ), which reauthorizes NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office through 2025. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Meeting (June 14). 1816 & H.R.

2021 98

2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98

ESA

MAY 15, 2023

Chellie Pingree (D-ME)’s Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act ( H.R. This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. Legislative updates: The full House approved Rep.

2023 92

2023 Endangered Species Act 2024 Climate Change 92

ESA

APRIL 3, 2023

676 ), which requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. The Open Ocean TIG will consider public comments on the Draft RP/EA received on or before April 28, 2023.

2023 75

2023 Ocean Clean Water Act Conservation 75

ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $1.24 billion to spend through fiscal year (FY) 2026 on weather, ocean and climate research and forecasting while the Environmental Protection Agency receives $264 million for climate change research and development. NSF also receives $3.43

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2021 Clean Water Act Climate Change Conservation 52