Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2023

They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 16, 2023

But another major culprit is climate change, which has intensified the heat and drought that have always been factors in western North America. That climate change obviously didn’t just happen on its own. Ekwurzel was joined by Heede, then-UCS climate scientist Peter Frumhoff , and four other scientists.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2022

Some of the impacts of climate change are playing out faster and with a greater magnitude than we predicted.”. While we still have those things, the facts show that climate change has transformed the months of May through October into what we are calling the Danger Season. Those impacts do not affect everyone equally.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, that cooperation masks the failure of federal and state governments, and the private sector, to work together to tackle climate change, which likely exacerbated the intensity and destructiveness of that storm. And even a slight rise in sea level makes the threat of a storm surge that more terrifying.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. and non-U.S. State of New Jersey v North Beach 1003, LLC , Nos. A-3393-15T4 et al.

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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. Natural Variables That Influence Our Climate. They are usually predictable, but the increasing effects of climate change can sometimes push them back to a little later. What Climatology Is.

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Ivy Protocol

AUGUST 23, 2023

Enhanced rock weathering is not just a tool in the fight against climate change. It’s a big shift — from seeing these industries as part of the climate problem to looking at them as part of the solution. These massive operations can be key players in our battle against climate change. It is also common.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Most of these pieces were about the company’s support for a seemingly independent network of anti-regulation, “free-market” nonprofits that spread falsehoods about the reality and seriousness of climate change. We do not support climate denial,” he replied. “We Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO from 2006 to 2016.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

Beth Pratt, the California regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation, told the Guardian newspaper in April, “Yosemite is ground zero for climate change.” It makes them ripe for disproportional impacts from climate change, relative to the nation in general.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

More climate-resilient communities and ecosystems Healthier estuaries and other ecosystems are more resilient to climate-change-related extreme weather events like floods, king tides, drought and wildfire. Cantwell’s office. Cape Flattery is part of the traditional homelands of the Makah Tribe. Photo by Elise Eliot.

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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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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 133. By Margaret Barry and Hillary Aidun.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 145. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 103. and non-U.S.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

Do my colleagues who oppose RGGI have a plan, a new plan to address climate change, rising energy costs, the decline of coal fired power plants, and impact to their workers and communities? Let us remember, we're not here to debate the issue of climate change. I am not aware of one.

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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. Kapnick most recently worked as a senior climate scientist and sustainability strategist for asset and wealth management at J.P. She has a Ph.D.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere. The SCC then monetizes those impacts over time.

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ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In this issue: White House revisiting Trump-era NEPA rule to consider all climate impacts. Proposed changes would require developers to more carefully consider how their projects contribute to climate change and pollution. Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as the director of the Bureau of Land Management.

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