A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The consequences of climate change aren’t reserved for the oceans and atmosphere: Diseases have secured a larger presence in recent years thanks to global warming. We never imagined the magnitude of diseases impacted by climate change. Climate’s Contagion. A Conservative Crystal Ball.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 12, 2022

In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). The central message of the conference was abundantly clear: the impacts of climate change are all around us.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 27, 2023

We’ve heard so much about the effects of climate change on our ocean. Carbon pollution from fossil fuel use and land development have heated the atmosphere and ocean, leading to sea level rise, stronger storms, fisheries’ moving poleward, and widespread loss of sea ice and glaciers.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Despite the ongoing debate on whether ITLOS has jurisdiction to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, if the Tribunal asserts jurisdiction (on jurisdiction, see here and here) , there is still much to uncover. Assuming the ITLOS will assert jurisdiction, this post’s objective is twofold. The question is divided into two parts.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 19, 2021

Maya Canonizado is a Communications Intern at Ocean Conservancy, based in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up and living on the coast her whole life sparked her love for the ocean and the desire to protect it from a young age. Before I started working for Ocean Conservancy, I browsed through this very website.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Conservation easements can facilitate a transition of cropland to salt marsh, providing numerous ecosystem services and up to 90% of the market value for farms. Despite promising adaptation strategies, sea level rise is projected to drown tens of thousands of acres of farmland within the century.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sea levels were quickly rising, and the rapid waters kept sediment from settling. Take action with Ocean Conservancy today and make sure Congress fully funds NOAA !

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Our ocean faces a diverse range of threats, and it takes a diverse community of advocates to protect it. We cannot talk about conservation efforts without discussing how diversity, inclusion and equity fit into the mix. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Zavia Jenkins , Florida Conservation Program.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 24, 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has sounded the alarm on climate change since their first report in 1990. Their reports provide policymakers with the information they need, like those in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) who set the ambition for global climate action.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Climate change touches many aspects of our lives, including the food on our plates. Many of our foods are vulnerable as climate impacts worsen, from staple crops like maize to much-loved treats like coffee and chocolate. Wild-caught seafood from our ocean is no exception.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Chieftess’ oral storytelling centers the spirit of collaboration as it relates to solving climate change, the greatest global issue facing us today, and build up resilience and solutions to its growing impact. Inequalities accelerate ocean harm, strain people’s relationships to the ocean and undercut innovation.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As I arrived in Glasgow in October for the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference COP26, along with leaders, advocates and activists from around the globe, it was clear the eyes of world were on us. The recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscored the urgency of action.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As sea levels rise, ghost forests expand. Sea level rise is causing ghost forests to expand along the east coast, with hotspots in New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina. It’s the rapid change that is the most concerning,” said Asaro. “We Photo © Dr. Matthew Kirwan / VIMS.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2021

The significance of the ocean to humanity cannot be overstated, whether it is regulating Earth’s climate, providing food to billions or helping society transition to renewable, fossil fuel-free energy. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. © Daniel Sebastian Padilla Ochoa/Ocean Conservancy.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 25, 2022

Conservation planners in an era of climate change attempt to model and predict outcomes of mitigation strategies for the near and distant future. Read the full story at JSTOR Daily.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 1, 2022

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading scientific authority on climate change. Every six or seven years, scientists from around the world organize into expert working groups and review thousands of the latest studies on climate change. What is the IPCC? Never miss an update.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 2, 2022

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report released this week details how future climate impacts are going to affect our society, and many of us may be wondering what the future holds. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Michele Robinson This blog was written by Michele Robinson, advisor to Ocean Conservancy on achieving priority fish conservation and ecosystem goals on the West Coast. She is passionate about helping fisheries manage their way through climate change and furthering ocean conservation efforts.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 30, 2023

By: Leah Palmer The Nature Conservancy (TNC) celebrates Dr. Tiara Moore, founder of Black in Marine Science (BIMS), whose research and tireless efforts empower Black marine scientists to thrive in their field. Illustration by Erica Simek Sloniker / The Nature Conservancy. For Dr. Tiara Moore the ocean offers an indescribable clarity.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 7, 2022

For climate scientists, the war in Ukraine came at the worst possible time as the media attention they would have hoped for surrounding the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was urgently diverted to the breaking news story of Russia invading Ukraine.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2022

“What used to be” and “what once was” could no longer be guaranteed—these are the threats that we face with increasing climate impacts on U.S. fisheries and the stalled progress on reducing the stocks that are experiencing overfishing, are overfished and are struggling to rebuild to healthy levels. The ocean is not at a stasis.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 9, 2023

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Today, Greenland is often in the news in relation to climate change. In 2022, the melt season extended into September for the first time ever—the effects will be felt around the world in the form of sea level rise. Enter your email and never miss an update.

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Washington Nature

MAY 26, 2023

Her work focuses on applied conservation problems — how science informs approaches to solving real-world issues — and has led her to research wide-ranging topics, from whales in the Salish Sea to tropical bee communities on coffee farms. From your point of view, what is the link between conservation and climate change?

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Law Columbia

MAY 29, 2024

In addition, States have the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment against the impact of climate change, maintaining and restoring ecosystem health and the natural balance of the marine environment. 5 which “[ r]eiterate[s] that the impacts of climate change will be much lower at the temperature increase of 1.5°C

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

I did not take down her name, but I talked with a medical student at Emory University, who is at COP26 to discuss the vital connection between climate change and health of populations around the world. Check out the IPCC AR6 Working Group 1 report, which lays out our current knowledge on the physical basis of climate change.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2022

Summer tourism, sea level rise, and storm surges threaten East Coast wells. At a rate of 400 feet per year, saltwater is migrating west from the ocean to once-secure inland groundwater reserves. Hilton Head is fast becoming a prominent test case of rising sea levels and intense coastal storms heralded by climate change.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 18, 2023

As a person immersed in this interior, “fresh coast” worldview, I hadn’t spent much time considering how our practices might affect the ocean thousands of miles away. Love ocean content? Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What would this mean for the ocean and coastal spaces?

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 29, 2021

Although both the Jobs Plan and the Families Plan are critical components of building back better, I want to take a deeper look into why the American Jobs Plan is inexplicably linked to our ocean and climate—and why accounting for this link is vital to the plan’s success. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

And, the recent report from the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is no exception. The IPCC tells us that this is the decade when we must take action on climate change to avoid the worst- case scenarios. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. degrees Celsius.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 3, 2022

This is great news for our ocean because a healthy ocean is essential to our ability to thrive as a nation, grow our economy and advance climate solutions. These investments include many important ocean and climate provisions. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It is important to note the distinction between groundwater desalination and seawater desalination, the latter containing much higher concentrations of salt, which leads to heavy construction costs, significant ocean and coastal ecosystem impacts, and higher energy and water prices. serious progression of climate change.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 20, 2023

Rainfall rates from hurricanes are increasing due to climate change. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What do we know about climate change and hurricanes? How is climate change impacting hurricane seasons?

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate and marginalized coastal communities. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean. Plastic pollution is a social justice issue, a climate issue and an ocean issue. They can’t be separated.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. This work is sorely needed as we continue to see the impacts of climate change all around us. A new report showed that in 2021 the ocean held the most heat energy ever recorded in 60 years of monitoring. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2023

For example, researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists have directly linked fossil fuel producers’ Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions to increases in ocean acidification , global temperature, sea level rise and North American wildfires. So how does the fossil fuel industry think it should measure emissions?

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