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The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded on Friday, culminating in a marathon 26-hour final session that underscored the urgency and complexity of global climate discussions. The IPCC also decided to organize an expert meeting on carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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30 Major Climate Initiatives Under Biden

Legal Planet

In his four years in office, Donald Trump rolled back essentially every existing federal policy to limit climate change. It also ensures that climate change can be considered as a basis for listing. By one count , Biden has overturned more than two dozen of Trump actions affecting the fossil fuel industry. April 4, 2024.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

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States Texas State Board of Education issues guidance encouraging schools to emphasize the “positive” aspects of climate change in textbooks. Julia Brownley (D-CA) introduced the Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act ( H.R. metric tons of carbon dioxide a year for up to 30 years.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

Now that there is a desperate need to slash global warming emissions worldwide to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, it is critical to rapidly phase out the use of all fossil fuels. The standards, which will go into effect in 2028, will affect only 3 percent of gas stoves because 97 percent already meet them today.

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ESA Policy News: March 6, 2023

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1196 ) authorizing a $10 billion National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program for coastal restoration, including ecological infrastructure projects and climate adaptation and coastal resiliency projects. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced a bill ( H.R. See the full agenda and RSVP for the virtual forum here.

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