Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. According to an assessment by the Center for American Progress , the Gulf of Mexico lease sale could eventually result in the emission of more than 700 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. This past November offered up some particularly dizzying contrasts.

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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.”

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

That approval came a day after the administration said it would bar drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. That would release some 280 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to a federal analysis. After completing its own environmental review, the Biden administration gave the greenlight.

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