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Dr. Shaina Sadai Talks About COP27, Climate Justice, Sea Level Rise, and Corporate Accountability

Union of Concerned Scientists

An expert on sea level dynamics and climate justice within the UN negotiations, Dr. Sadai is working to ensure that her scientific studies get in the hands of decisionmakers who are shaping our world today. UCS’s new Hitz Family Climate fellow, Dr. Shaina Sadai , is stepping into this emerging area of work.

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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

Legal Planet

As an archipelago, Indonesia is at the prey of sea level rise. Jakarta, a city of ten million, is only two feet above sea level. Indonesia’s 2021 climate pledge under the Paris Agreement was to reduce emissions from 2020-2030 by 29%. It gets relatively attention in the United States.

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The Stream, October 7, 2021: Global Water Stress Will Rise, WMO Report Finds

Circle of Blue

A new report finds tidal marshes in New Jersey are not elevating fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels. 6, which ensures access to clean water, safe sanitation, and hygiene by 2030. Why it matters: In interviews with Circle of Blue, many WASH thought leaders said that meeting all the 2030 goals were unlikely.

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Climate Policy in India

Legal Planet

But given the growth of the economy, carbon emissions were projected to continuing growing steadily through 2030. In November 2021, Prime Minster Modi announced in Glasgow that India would get half its energy from renewables by 2030 as well as significantly cutting its emissions. Meeting its target will not be easy.

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Can We Afford to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change? Can We Afford Not To?

Law and Environment

Factor in increases in health care costs and the impacts of hurricanes, flooding, and sea level rise, and, as Senator Everett Dirksen may or may not have said , “pretty soon you’re talking real money.” And that’s just the impact of heat-related productivity losses.

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues Producing Heat-Trapping Emissions that Drive Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

My fellowship is based on using data that trace heat-trapping emissions to major fossil fuel producers in order to understand how they have affected the climate, particularly global sea levels, and to aid efforts to hold these producers accountable. The year 2023 was the hottest year on record (so far!);

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The world’s largest offshore wind farm has opened in the UK

A Greener Life

Each turbine blade is 81m long and blade tips reach more than 200m above sea level. The Hornsea area in the North Sea covers more than 2,000 sq km and is designated as a mega offshore wind generation area. . The UK is targeting at least 50 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. million UK homes.