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​​The Science Behind Sea Level Rise: How Past Emissions Will Shape Our Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Research with climate models in recent years shows that when carbon dioxide emissions stop, the rise in atmospheric temperatures will likely also stop. The oceans absorb much of the carbon dioxide lingering in the atmosphere, which contributes to ocean acidification. 2C above the preindustrial average.

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Why Climate Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm on the Ocean Circulation System AMOC

Union of Concerned Scientists

The potential collapse of the AMOC—which could happen within this century, or be triggered within this century and play out over a longer timeframe—comes as a result of climate change caused by additional heat-trapping emissions like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. degree Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement.

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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). seaweed) for carbon storage. to 2 o C in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Solar radiation management is distinct from CDR.

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Sabin Center Publishes New Report on the Legal Framework for Removing Atmospheric Methane via Soil Amendments

Law Columbia

laws governing atmospheric methane removal (AMR) via soil amendments. AMR refers to human interventions to accelerate the conversion of methane in the atmosphere to a form that causes less warming (e.g., converting it to carbon dioxide). atmospheric oxidation enhancement).

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Carbon Dioxide Removal through Coastal Blue Carbon: A Review of Commitments in Nationally Determined Contributions

Law Columbia

However, only 42 jurisdictions have acknowledged the importance of blue carbon as a climate mitigation and adaptation strategy in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement.

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Promoting Coal, Trump Looks Backward

Circle of Blue

The Paris Climate Agreement seemed well-positioned to join the 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (halting atomic explosions above ground that contaminated the atmosphere) and the 1987 Montreal Protocol (ending use of chemicals that damaged the ozone layer) as one of the three most significant environmental treaties ever negotiated.

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Why is EPA at War with Its Own Employees?

Legal Planet

Some reporters like Arcelia Martin at Inside Climate News drew the climate connection by the second graph, writing that climate scientists said the torrential downpours on July 4 exemplify the devastating outcomes of weather intensified by a warming atmosphere.