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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some countries argued that including methods for ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean carbon capture, two experimental marine CDR technologies, could prematurely legitimize these technologies before their environmental impacts are fully understood. Ultimately, delegates decided to postpone setting any hard deadlines.

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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some countries argued that including methods for ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean carbon capture, two experimental marine CDR technologies, could prematurely legitimize these technologies before their environmental impacts are fully understood. Ultimately, delegates decided to postpone setting any hard deadlines.

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World’s Biggest Court Opinion on Climate

Legal Planet

Mackintosh has closely followed the case which was first filed in 2018 by Vanuatu, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. The rates are too damned high and Democrats will need a strategic plan to stabilize or cut electricity costs heading into 2028, Robinson Meyer writes at Heatmap news.

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Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note 

Union of Concerned Scientists

API fumed (pun intended) over the announcement, even though the United States is already the world leader in LNG exports and is on track to double them by 2028. Reverse protections for public land and health. The third policy proposal focuses on federal lands that API believes should be opened up to drilling, both onshore and offshore.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title

National Law Center

The noncontiguous state exemption is permitted until December 31, 2028, but per the legislation, may not be renewed beyond that date. Beginning in fiscal year 2028, if a state’s payment error rate is less than 6 percent, then the state will pay 0 percent, and the Federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs of benefits.

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How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month

New Scientist

Its next closest approach will be in 2028. The Delta Aquariids meteor shower is caused by the comet 96P/Machholz, a short-period comet that orbits the sun roughly every five years. It was discovered in 1986, and last made its closest approach to the sun – when it is at its most visible – in 2023.

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NASA selects two Venus missions for launch

Physics World

Planned for launch between 2028 and 2030, the missions have each received $500m and will become part of the agency’s discovery programme. It will analyse Venus’ atmosphere to understand how it formed and evolved and determine whether Venus had an ocean. A hothouse.