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A Total Eclipse of the Heat

Legal Planet

target set by the Paris Agreement – and an astonishing 0.17 Read out of context, that description fits climate change too, of course. So why do so many ignore scientists’ predictions about climate change?!!” The eclipse is also a teachable moment for what is, and is not, causing climate change.

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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

Solar activity provides no alternative explanation for today’s climate change Dagsvik and Moen claim that recent research indicates that variations in the sun’s magnetic field are of great importance for long-term fluctuations in solar activity. Our job is to be thorough and verify questionable results. It has taken time.

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An Update on the Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Key Outcomes of the October 2023 Meeting of the Parties to the London Convention and Protocol

Law Columbia

Earlier this month, the parties to the London Convention and Protocol met in London to discuss, among other things, whether and how to apply those instruments to certain ocean CDR and solar radiation management activities. Meanwhile, in discussions under the UNFCC and Paris agreement, ocean CDR is being touted for its climate benefits.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

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We’re already experiencing the impact of climate change across the world; now an update from the IPCC suggests weather extremes could become the norm in the near future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

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Using Clouds to Fight Climate Change

HumanNature

But this simplified pathway misses a key step in cloud formation–and one that could help us combat climate change. But if they are thin and transparent, they reflect very little sunlight and instead trap a lot of the heat radiating from the Earth, resulting in a net warming effect. C temperature target. 2010, November 2).

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The Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently concluded that CDR will be needed, alongside deep emissions cuts, to limit global warming to 1.5 It is not hard to see why.

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We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought

Real Climate

Of all the troubling headlines emerging from the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) WG1 report, one warning will surely dominate headlines in the next days and weeks: Earth is likely to reach the crucial 1.5? 2 of the Paris Agreement as “pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC”.