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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date report yet on the physical science of climate change, synthesizing the findings of thousands of recent publications.

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Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?

A Greener Life

According to Johan Rockström , a researcher with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, offsets can be used to restore and grow new forests, protect the oceans and improve agricultural practices to increase soil health. Still, other carbon offset projects have been found to be damaging to biodiversity and human rights.

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Global emissions from energy are flat. Now what ?

Edouard Stenger

This is the third year in a row that emissions from energy are flat, yet, climate scientists report that our atmosphere is seeing its carbon content grow faster than ever. Deforestation is one. So there is a catch… But let us focus on the good news first. But are there other factors for this ?

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

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California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. The full Senate also confirmed Monica Medina to be assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs by a 61-36 vote. Bipartisan energy bill could reshape power production, climate change in North Carolina – WUNC. International.

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Climate Change in the Courts

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Plaintiffs aim to hold the federal government accountable for worsening the dangers of climate change through increased reliance on fossil fuels and for breach of its fiduciary obligation to protect the atmosphere and oceans under the public trust doctrine. In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court. attorneys. brought suit.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

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The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. More News: Climate scientists grapple with wildfire disaster in their backyard – Axios.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court stated: “Plaintiffs’ claims for public nuisance, though pled as state-law claims, depend on a global complex of geophysical cause and effect involving all nations of the planet (and the oceans and atmosphere). Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law.

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