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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 12, 2022
Extreme heat and heatwaves are growing more frequent and more severe because of climate change. While climate change is making our days hotter, the fingerprints of climate change are even clearer for nighttime temperatures than for daytime temperatures.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 17, 2022
One of the most important steps to limit the risk of droughts and reduce their impacts—and all other impacts of climate change—is to bring global CO 2 emissions to zero and even negative (capture more CO 2 than emitted) by mid-century.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 24, 2021
This year’s theme is “Arts, Culture and Heritage” and UCS is helping to raise up climate change in that context. Climate Change Africa archaeology capacity-building Climate Vulnerability Index climate-change cultural heritage CVI ICOMOS protected areas Resilience UNESCO World Heritage
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2022
California’s Central Valley consistently experiences the country’s worst air quality, and climate change is poised to make air quality even worse. Even without the effects of human-caused climate change, the Central Valley experiences some of California’s worst air quality.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2022
Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires—around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Climate Change California Central Valley climate change Drought extreme heat San Joaquin Valley waterIt's not a "them" problem.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 13, 2022
I was invited to speak at a panel discussion last Wednesday as part of The Economist ’s annual Sustainability Week, titled “What technologies are needed to avert a climate disaster?” Technology isn’t holding back climate progress.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
is a serious blow to the EPA’s ability to fight climate change—and could have dangerous repercussions beyond this case. The limited approach permitted by the court ruling will constrain the ability to drive the major cuts in emissions that are necessary to meet climate goals.
Energy & the Law
JULY 31, 2022
The allegations in this 2018 suit are that fossil fuel companies concealed the effects of fossil fuels on climate change and disingenuously marketed their products to the harm of the people living in Boulder County.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Climate Change Energy Science and Democracy environmental justice EPA scotus Supreme Court RulingWest Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency could have far-reaching impacts for health and the environment.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 24, 2022
Climate change has sped up the arrival of spring, with major consequences for wildfires (Fig. Climate change has disrupted historical trends and created conditions for year-round wildfires. Climate Change California climate impacts climate-change Global warming wildfires
Climate Change Blawg
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
The following are some of the top climate change legal influencers on Twitter. They are some of the best lawyers, legal academics and legal organisations trying to turn the tide on climate change through change in the law across many different jurisdictions.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Climate Change Clean Air Act fossil fuel companies ozone SmogThis groundbreaking report is important for three main reasons: impact, scale, and attribution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The year 2021 showed (again) how vulnerable farming and food production are to climate change, but also how much potential there is for farmers to be part of the solution. Climate Change Food and Agriculture 2021 agriculture ARA climate-change farmers healthy soil
Climate Change Blawg
JUNE 27, 2021
One of the most robust laws on climate change yet was created in Denmark in 2020. Could failing to act on climate change be made illegal? Read more thoughts on Denmark’s Climate Act in this excellent article here. The post Making climate change illegal appeared first on Climate Change Blawg: Climate Change Law Blogs, News & Insights. Climate Change Law
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 21, 2021
The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climate scientist for NWS. Today, the great majority of climate scientists and meteorologists have accepted the science.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 7, 2021
Climate ChangeA court in The Netherlands has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions—and more.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 17, 2021
It’s great to see the EPA recommitting to climate change as a high-priority issue. Climate Change climate-change EPA Global warming indicators
Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
South Korea has made significant international climate commitments. At the moment, South Korean climate policy is in flux. Yoon is committed to the “40% by 2030” national climate target. The post South Korea and Climate Change appeared first on Legal Planet.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 15, 2021
The Climate Change Library Lab provides information and advice specific to libraries to help them prepare for climate-related disasters or deal with post-disaster recovery within their communities. Read more → Climate change Information tools Libraries
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Since this is Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about some of the prominent contributions by Blacks to understanding and addressing climate change. He has pioneered computer modeling of climate change.
Legal Planet
JULY 12, 2022
They seem to think that everything involving climate change automatically becomes a major question. It’s clear that the SEC’s mission is protecting investors and the operation of the securities market, not fighting climate change.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 22, 2022
Booklist published its first core collection on climate change in 2006, and all of the books listed there are still urgently important because the reality of global warming is still being denied in spite of ever-rising planetary temperatures and the ever-worsening impacts of climate change. Once again, we offer a list of exceptional books explicating the … Continue reading Core collection: Facing climate change. Books Climate change
Energy & the Law
JUNE 8, 2022
Climate Change Energy Policy California climate change litigation Climate change litigation remand to state court removal to federal court sea level riseCo-author Brittany Blakey. In City of San Mateo, et al v.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
To deliver new clean energy, the country will need changes in transmission and transmission policy. Climate Change Energy FERC PJM solar wind
Environmental and Urban Economics
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Due to climate change past histograms of winter and summer weather are likely to understate the likelihood of extreme weather days going forward. If climate change risk is a "known unknown", then a regulator with a taste for Robustness will sign up more customers for CPP.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 30, 2022
Remember climate change? Climate changeRead the full story in GreenBiz. It’s not an entirely facetious question.
Climate Change Blawg
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Climate change law encompasses the policies and regulations implemented throughout the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conquer global warming, and prevent climate change. Climate change policies can be international, national, or even local, so they may vary significantly from one location to the next. Climate change regulations generally fall into two categories. Climate change […].
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 8, 2022
The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact of national climate pledges in relation to long-term emissions goals. Reuters has an overview of the … Continue reading Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change.
Climate Change Blawg
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
Legal action on climate change is now a global phenomenon. As reported in CNN, a report from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science has considered litigation in respect of climate change from 1990 to May 2019.
A Greener Life
JULY 27, 2022
climate change Europe impacts Weather climate crisis climate impacts drought food Italy Po River Po ValleyRice fields in Po Valley are flanked by the river Po. Photo credit: By Alessandro Vecchi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen.
Environmental Law Centre
AUGUST 23, 2021
“Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change August 9, 2021 Press Release The impacts of climate change are becoming. Climate and Energy Climate Change Sustainable Communities
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 25, 2021
Treasurers are seeing that demands for climate action can’t wait, and they're in a position to pressure fossil fuel company investors to finally vote for serious climate leaders and all-important climate risk disclosure.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
The effects of climate change are already being felt by some ski resorts, but filling in the slopes with artificial snow may not be a good solution. Read more → Climate change SportsRead the full story at JSTOR Daily.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Read the full story at Climate Central. Fine wine production is likely to shift due to climate change. Premium wine grapes can only be… Read more → Climate change WineriesAmong agricultural products, wine grapes are one of the most sensitive crops to variations in temperature and precipitation. In the United States, the average growing season temperature (April-October) has risen 2.0°F F since 1970.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 15, 2021
Climate Change Science and Democracy EPA public comments Risk Management Plan
Inside Climate News
MAY 31, 2022
Science Climate Change Environmental Justice Health heat researchA massive data crunch reveals how much sleep people across the planet could lose by the end of the century. By Victoria St. Martin Trouble sleeping?
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 21, 2022
“The role of felt responsibility in climate change political participation.” ” Oxford Open Climate Change, 1(1), kgab012. Behavior change Climate change Publications
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 28, 2022
One of the solutions to climate change is right under our feet…soil! Not only does that help mitigate climate change but it grows healthier food. Eat healthier and fight climate change? Read more → Agriculture Climate changeRead the full story from ReFed. When farmed using sustainable, regenerative agricultural practices, soil can sequester atmospheric carbon. Yes, please!
A Greener Life
MAY 26, 2022
I figured it would be a matter of time before somebody wrote a climate change cookbook. It’s a collection of fairly generic recipes with an introduction about climate change, and then they more or less forget about the theme afterwards. By Jeremy Williams.
Environmental Law Centre
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change Join the Environmental Law Centre as we welcome Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) to discuss federal climate change actions. Climate and Energy Climate Change Webinars
Climate Change Blawg
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Congratulations to Napier University law student Lewis Hay who has won the Law Society of Scotland’s COP26 and climate change student essay competition, answering the question ‘How do you consider that developing a universal definition of ecocide may assist in fighting climate change and environmental harm?’ Climate Change Law
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 14, 2022
Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by humanmade climate change, according to new research from the University of Michigan. Climate change Environmental health Publications
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