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Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth’s ability to offset carbon emissions

Environmental News Bits

Scientists have determined how the Earth responds as it heats up due to climate change. Their study is the first to find the temperature-carbon dioxide release relationship at the landscape level.

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Europe swelters as extreme heatwaves arrive unusually early this year

New Scientist

Naming heatwaves, taking climate change adaptation seriously and cutting carbon emissions would help people cope with rising temperatures, says climate scientist Hannah Cloke

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How the Latest IPCC Reports Can Strengthen Climate Litigation Efforts

Union of Concerned Scientists

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its sixth assessment of climate change, comprised of three separate reports presenting the latest science on climate change, related impacts, adaptation, vulnerability , and mitigation at a time when more and more people are pressing for climate action.

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The UK declares a national emergency as a climate-fuelled heatwave bites?

A Greener Life

Whilst scientists still need to examine how much climate change has played a role in this heatwave , the odds are high that it contributed to the extremity of this event. . As the heatwave struck climate scientist Bill McGuire warned that + 40 degrees C for London could become the new normal.

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Big Oil is prepared to pollute to the last drop – and expecting us to pick up the slack

Enviromental Defense

This will be the defining moment for the Prime Minister’s legacy on climate change. Will he follow through with a policy that limits carbon pollution from Canada’s #1 polluters? It states , “The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health.

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War in Ukraine and the Climate Crisis Are Connected: Our Future Depends on Solutions that Address Both

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuels are the root cause of climate change, of long-standing environmental injustices, and are also frequently connected to geopolitical strife and violent conflicts. These data are alarming—underscoring how far off track the world continues to be in cutting the heat-trapping emissions fueling climate change.

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Climate Litigation and Children’s Rights: Unpacking the CRC’s New General Comment

Law Columbia

26 (GC26) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. Still, the decision holds significant implications for safeguarding children’s rights within the climate change context and set a foundation for future climate-related cases centered on children.