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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Circle of Blue

According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published Monday, Southeast Asia coastal zones are among the world’s most climate vulnerable regions. Extreme droughts affecting agriculture and ecosystems are already more frequent and intense than they were last century.

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What’s Up With Water — August 16, 2021

Circle of Blue

This week, Circle of Blue looks at a major new climate report, which finds that a warming planet is accelerating the water cycle. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, has released its sixth assessment report. The report, while grim, does offer hope.

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Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?

A Greener Life

According to Johan Rockström , a researcher with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, offsets can be used to restore and grow new forests, protect the oceans and improve agricultural practices to increase soil health. Still, other carbon offset projects have been found to be damaging to biodiversity and human rights.

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IPCC: Limiting warning to 1.5°C is almost beyond reach?

A Greener Life

The UN agency concluded global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are at the highest levels in human history and without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors limiting climate change to 1.5°C The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

But that just shows the power of climate alarmism. The world’s most influential green journalist, Bill McKibben, called climate change the “greatest challenge humans have ever faced” and said it would “wipe out civilizations.” It is based on two decades of research and three decades of environmental activism.

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Climate Change in the Courts

Vermont Law

Plaintiffs want the court to order the government to produce a plan for reducing carbon pollution in line with what climate scientists have found necessary to achieve “net zero emissions” by mid-century. It has also inspired landmark decisions in climate protection on a global scale. In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Bipartisan energy bill could reshape power production, climate change in North Carolina – WUNC. California governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill – Associated Press. climate summit this fall — and why it matters – The Washington Post. Executive Branch.

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