Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

APRIL 9, 2024

In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

DO: Pay your fair share of the costs of climate change. cities, counties, and states over climate damages and deception; and 39 cases brought by seven coastal parishes and the State of Louisiana seeking damages for coastal erosion around oil fields. Chevron alone is facing a $9.5

Fossil Fuels

Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

I followed with great interest the launch of the sixth assessment report Working Group 1 (The Physical Science Basis) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on August 9th. This is likely an effect of man-made climate change. Maybe give them a quiz to see how much they remember. .

Atmosphere

Law Columbia

JULY 26, 2025

Many commentators have hailed these decisions as “ historic ” and “ landmark ,” characterizing them as transformative moments in global climate jurisprudence. What the ICJ Said: Recognizing Climate Displacement under Non-Refoulement In its single paragraph addressing climate change-induced displacement (para.

Climate Change

Physics World

AUGUST 8, 2021

So if we find that wave height is increasing every year – and maybe it is and maybe it isn’t, but let’s say it is – then that will have big implications for coastal erosion, which is already a problem on the North Slope. Fundamentally, we’re listening to the rhythm of the climate.

Climate Change

Scientific American

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Across the Arctic, rain is replacing snow, melting sea ice is leading to coastal erosion, and increased ship traffic is putting fragile ecosystems at risk.

Coastal Erosion

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Ultimately, sea level rise will force people to migrate to higher ground, creating climate change refugees. Soon, these Americans, inhabitants of the last isolated fishing community in Virginia, will become climate change refugees, forced to relocate,” said lead author David Schulte, College of William and Mary, US.

Sea Level

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.

Climate Change

Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The ocean has absorbed nearly 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions and around 90% of the excess heat produced through climate change. If you’re not on the water or near the coast, much of this price may go unnoticed until there are disasters like stronger hurricanes, more intense flooding, coastal erosion or harmful algal blooms.

Ocean

A Greener Life

JANUARY 26, 2022

In addition, the organisms that live on the reefs can be further used as they can be important for medical research, and can also provide protection from coastal erosion and tsunamis. As coral reefs are an important food source for other organisms, locating them can aid research around biodiversity.

Coastal Erosion

A Greener Life

AUGUST 13, 2021

Just months be fore the crucial UN climate summit, COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, UK in November the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued one of its starkest reports stating that governments have taken too long to take action and we are now paying the price. Unprecedented.

Sea Level

Law Columbia

JULY 10, 2025

This blog post examines that question concerning the IACtHR ’s treatment of the nexus between climate change and human mobility. The IACtHR ’s analysis on the nexus of climate change and human mobility, concentrated in twenty-one remarkably dense paragraphs (paras.

Climate Change

Physics World

MAY 20, 2021

The collaborators plan to create teaching packs that combine music with information about coastal erosion and climate change. Initially, the project is focused on studio music but once Covid restrictions ease it will probably include a live component too.

Coastal Erosion

The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Thus, the cities and counties sought an order of abatement requiring the energy companies to fund a climate change adaptation program.

Climate Change

Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

Rising sea levels and increased intensity of storm surges are playing a considerable role in the degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands. The increased intensity of storm surges coupled with the ineffectiveness of the coral reef barrier is leading to considerable coastal erosion in the Pacific Islands.

Coastal Erosion

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.

Climate Change

Circle of Blue

MARCH 6, 2023

In an effort to slow coastal erosion, $74 million will be used to build islands and rubble reefs in Illinois Beach State Park. We work together to produce news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. Find all the work here.

2023

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?

Climate Change

Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Governor articulated in the legislation, “that Hawaii’s natural environment faces significant pressure from climate change and the heavy use it receives from persons traveling to enjoy the State’s natural resources.

Coastal Erosion

Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 25, 2021

Changing conditions can make the sea ice less predictable and more dangerous for hunters, compromise ice cellars that are used for food storage, and accelerate damaging coastal erosion. Climate change is also affecting the Arctic Ocean ecosystem, including its marine mammals, sea birds, fish and other marine species.

Ocean

Acoel

MARCH 21, 2023

In many places, sand is being used faster than it can be replenished, and is often extracted causing severe damage to biodiversity, fishing grounds, coastal and beach stability, and an erosion of beaches and riverbeds.

Coastal Erosion

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Gavin Newsom said that fossil fuel climate accountability litigation could be a gamechanger and he’s eager to work with other governors to pursue this strategy. The lawsuit relies on attribution science , which marshals evidence linking such impacts as wildfires, coastal erosion, drought, and heat waves to climate change.

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 5, 2022

As climate change worsens, scientists are hoping to more accurately monitor its effects on water temperatures and quality, lake levels, coastal erosion and algae blooms. Populations of the species, which are already endangered, are dropping off at drastic rates as climate change warms river waters across the country.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Many of these communities have been hit by back to back disasters, and also face coastal erosion, COVID-19 impacts, and climate-augmented storms like Hurricane Ida.

Coastal Erosion

Circle of Blue

MARCH 29, 2023

Rivers, drinking water, and farmland in southern Senegal have become too salty, a consequence of coastal erosion and seawater intrusion. Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change. Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change.

2023

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While abortion and immigration took center stage during last night’s presidential debate in Philadelphia, climate change and energy policy were referenced throughout the more than ninety minutes, in stark contrast to that Biden-Trump debate in June in which climate change was largely relegated to one question.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 14, 2025

wildfire in over a centuryand widespread threats to water access, coastal erosion, and Native Hawaiian cultural practices. Her states lawsuit, filed a couple days after the DOJ action, names fossil fuel companies and their trade association, the American Petroleum Institute, for decades of deceptive conduct.

Fossil Fuels