article-topic sea-level-rise 
Real Climate
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The paper results from a major computational effort, based on running a state-of-the-art climate model (the CESM model with horizontal resolution 1° for the ocean/sea ice and 2° for the atmosphere/land component) for 4,400 model years. The issue is that we need to rule this out at 99.9 % probability.
A Greener Life
MARCH 7, 2024
This article explores why this is a problem, and what can be done to change it. A study revealed that the circumstances crisis is no longer a topic that is touched on in Hollywood movies and series. However, figures from recent years show a low rating on global warming-related topics, as only 2.8%
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Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
During the initial negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Convention), AOSIS proposed to set up an “International Climate Fund” to finance adaptation, and an “International Insurance Pool” as a separate entity to provide financial insurance specifically against sea level rise.
Law Columbia
APRIL 12, 2023
Having in mind this link between the oceans and climate change, it would be natural for the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide a clear picture of States’ obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. 191 UNCLOS.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
For the first time in thirty years, delegates have agreed to formally add the topic to the agenda for the annual convening. This provision, known as Paragraph 51, effectively ensures that the Paris Agreement cannot give rise to legal claims to recover for loss and damage, but at the same time it doesn’t preclude claims under existing law.
Vermont Law
APRIL 5, 2023
These maritime spaces, which are comprised by t he Area and the high seas, present an extraordinary potential for the development of the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry not only for economic reasons but also to provide energy security and as a tool to mitigate the effects of climate change. 11, Issue 2 p. 1-30.
Vermont Law
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
The following article is part of an Eco-Perspective special in which the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is collaborating with the VLS COP22 Observer Delegation. Keeping in line with this increasing focus on human mobility and displacement due to climate change, Thursday featured three side events on this topic. By Beth Bootz.
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