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Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis

Environmental Law Centre

Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis: The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Spring 2022 Report Since 1995, the Office of.

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California Can Do It

Union of Concerned Scientists

I love the way the state isn’t afraid to lead in times of great change. And, while a historic level of federal funding for climate action is on its way via the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, too many bad actors and opposition forces are working hard to stall and stop the help Californians need.

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COP28 Marks a Turning Point Towards a Fossil Fuel Free Future

Enviromental Defense

Gratitude to the people in the climate and Indigenous rights movement, who have been pushing for this outcome for years. Triumph that greedy oil and gas executives were not allowed to sabotage climate progress (and they really tried hard, the desperation of this sunsetting industry was obvious).

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Statement on the final outcome of COP27

Enviromental Defense

The countries most impacted and least responsible for the climate crisis came to COP27 with a unified ask: the creation of a new fund to compensate countries for the loss and damages caused by climate disasters. As a result of leadership from civil society from across Africa, this COP has delivered exactly that.

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What happened at COP26 in Glasgow?

Enviromental Defense

Ministers from poor, vulnerable countries call on those from rich, industrialized countries to do more: reduce their high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and assist people in the Global south to better cope with the climate disasters that keep mounting. conference would be worse, for multilateralism and for global action on climate change.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

Edited by Michael Burger (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law), Teresa Parejo (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Lisa Sachs (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). The resolution also establishes an “ad hoc open-ended working group… to consider the report and discuss possible options to address possible gaps.”.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

I am an invited expert reviewer of the next assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a regular contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes , and other publications, and a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment.” I am honored to address the Committee. Find the full text here !

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