Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

Two seasons in one The presidential primary season coincides with “ Danger Season ”—the period between May and October when the Northern Hemisphere experiences back-to-back extreme weather augmented by climate change. Candidates are crisscrossing New Hampshire amid climate-related and climate-boosted catastrophes.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The flood of fallacies or deceptions begins with the paper’s title: “To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions?” But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated. It’s not hard to understand.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Today, climate change is the central, though by no means the only, concern in environmental law. I found only one relevant reference using the term “climate change” before 1985. In one sentence of a 1975 article, John Barton referred to “climate change” as a potentially severe long-term problem.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

are used all over the world, based on calculations that quantify the effects of physical mechanisms and the way different parts of the atmosphere are connected to each other. The physics-based models describe how energy flows through the atmosphere and ocean, as well as how the forces from different air masses push against each other.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

That 2013 headline resulted from the first effort to quantify emissions from the ‘carbon majors’ —fossil fuel companies and cement manufacturers whose businesses have contributed an outsized amount of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At the evening seafood reception that year, in a corner near the fresh oysters, a board member of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association remarked to me, “Everyone blames everything on climate change, but they blame the Right Whale on lobstering.” His remark has remained with me ever since. Sea levels are rising.

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HumanNature

JANUARY 20, 2022

Student in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University How climate change offers opportunities to revitalize and reconnect with rural communities Rural voices are increasingly lamented as forgotten and unacknowledged. Guest Post by Shae Rupinsky 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The suit claims that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute misled the public despite clear knowledge that their products cause climate change. For more than 50 years , the fossil fuel industry has obstructed meaningful climate action. at UMass Amherst.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters.

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

James Hansen, the scientist who first sounded the climate alarm in Congress, sees a decrease in aerosol pollution driving a surge of warming and criticizes the U.N. climate science panel, drawing a backlash from other researchers.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This week, Circle of Blue reports on how water fits into the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. When diplomats and government ministers converge on Glasgow this fall, they hope to rekindle pivotal negotiations on global climate that were dampened during the pandemic. degrees Celsius. There are other hurdles as well.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2023

The onslaught has led to another round of media headlines and press releases from environmental and public health groups asking whether the nation is at a tipping point of urgency to fight climate change. A Vox headline on the orange skies from Canadian wildfires said, “Wildfire smoke reminded people about climate change.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 2, 2021

Decades ago, their own scientists told car companies and oil companies about climate change, information the companies chose to ignore. He talked her into studying climate change. She went on to become the head of the climate change program at Argonne National Lab and a professor at UC Davis.

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Inside Climate News

JULY 17, 2023

The aim was to rein in atmospheric sulfur oxide emissions, which are known to be a threat to public health and the environment. Researchers say the discharges are packed with metals and organic compounds that threaten marine environments.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Researchers including those from Imperial College London and University of Exeter assess factors controlling global temperatures post ‘net zero’ and offer a pioneering framework for better estimating climate change risks. These risks must inform climate mitigation and adaptation policies to protect future generations.

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Global Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Ultimately, the message conveyed by Moore is renewable technology is not enough to save our planet from climate change and the only way forward is for the human race to slow down. Since then, gallons of water flowed under the bridge and the H 2 O-derived renewable energy evolved into two major outputs: hydropower and ocean energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

The report, which cited numerous examples of political appointees stifling agency research, was accompanied by a statement signed by more than 60 top scientists , including 20 Nobel laureates, denouncing the Bush administration’s misuse of science. Before the surveys, the extent of the problem was not clear.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

The policy question that should keep you awake at night is this: What are the fastest ways to bridge the gap and cut through the “non-economic headwinds” that threaten our climate goals? That’s a political question as we approach an election year and that’s where I’m going to start. Heck, do it at a hospital in Phoenix.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MAY 9, 2022

Lately, there has been a lot of talk all over the world about the birds and the bees — that is, how they are impacted by the environmentally devastating effects of climate change and how humans play a role in this process. So, what exactly is climate anxiety? What’s the story behind your book?

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Plaintiffs aim to hold the federal government accountable for worsening the dangers of climate change through increased reliance on fossil fuels and for breach of its fiduciary obligation to protect the atmosphere and oceans under the public trust doctrine. for climate change. Win or lose, Juliana.

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Environment, Law, and History

JANUARY 12, 2022

A recent post by Dan Farber at Legal Planet discussed the issue of when climate awareness began to enter American law. In "The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy" , Farber writes: The earliest clear references to climate change that turned up in my search. were in 1978 articles about nuclear energy.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University If we could predict a flooding, drought, or heatwave event one month in advance, how many lives could be spared with more time to prepare? On longer timescales, the ocean connects global patterns through ocean circulation and sea level pressure.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Principles seek to apply existing risk-management frameworks to the financial threats posed by climate change, in terms of both transition risk and physical risks. The Principles offer boards and management of Large Financial Institutions a “high-level framework” for climate-related risk management but are not binding.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. This post is an introduction to methane in climate change: where it comes from, how it’s different from CO 2 , how those differences matter, and what that all means for controls.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 20, 2023

They combined their expertise in climate science, science history, and document analysis to create a perfect blend of scientific analysis and socially relevant research. In fact, climate models produce robust science. This research shows yet again that climate modeling is a reliable and powerful tool for understanding our world.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Anchoring ourselves in a fuller understanding of the web of global politics, special interests, and principled voices that have been shaping the climate movement for over 30 years is a great step, and I recommend this short video to deliver those goods. Babauta of the Northern Mariana Islands; Queen Quet Marquetta L.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

At least nine atmospheric rivers blasted California between December 20th and January 15th, causing flooding and extensive damage, while also delivering much needed precipitation to our parched state. But during extreme events, like the recent atmospheric rivers, larger infrastructure investments are necessary. Measure W is working.

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ESA

JUNE 28, 2021

The full Committee also approved amendments adding solar radiation management and wildfire science to the list of climate change research topics funded by the bill. Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. An amendment from Rep.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

report on how world can still stop climate change. report on how world can still stop climate change. BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s s climate science panel said in a major new report on Monday. “We

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Spend a few days at a water conference and you’ll hear a favored metaphor for the environmental changes that are unsettling the planet. If climate change is a shark, attendees will say, then water is the shark’s teeth. In many ways the superlatives are derived from a fevered atmosphere. Toxic Algae Trouble Lake Erie.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Human civilization is moving and with climate change and shifting water supplies, we face the greatest migration in human history. JCG: Human civilization is moving and with climate change and shifting water supplies, we face the greatest migration in human history. I’m J. Carl Ganter.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. It is within this context that Ocean Conservancy releases Zero-Carbon for Shipping: Sailing Carbon-free along North America’s West Coast. General Assembly will spotlight climate change as New York City Climate Week runs concurrently. Never miss an update.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

ESA and the scientific community opposed this executive order over concerns that it could be used to fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political appointees. Improved satellite capabilities will benefit climate adaptation and mitigation, healthy oceans and resilient coastal communities.

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Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth's weather patterns and the systems that cause them. Satellites, for example, are used in meteorology to track weather systems and to monitor atmospheric fronts to predict what the weather will do next. Natural Variables That Influence Our Climate.

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ESA

JULY 18, 2022

Next week, the House is expected to consider another six spending bills, including a bill funding the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 6654 ) from Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) permanently authorizing National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers. She has a Ph.D.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

6] Scientists are alarmed that this year the temperature of the surface of the oceans has reached levels that are much higher, [7] and the extent of Antarctic sea ice is much lower, [8] than ever previously recorded. It’s long past time to stop relegating the climate problem to a narrowly conceived field of “environmental law.”

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