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Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Scientists are sounding the alarm because this warming is shockingly bigbigger than what we would have expected given the long-term warming trend from fossil fuel-caused climate change. where 30,000-plus scientists gathered to present their latest research. But why were 2023 and 2024 so warm? What is albedo?

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Soaring Insurance Rates Show Climate Change Is a Pocketbook Issue  

Union of Concerned Scientists

Policymakers and regulators must act quickly because the market is not going to solve this problem on its own, and its definitely not going to do it in a way that protects low- and middle-income people. State insurance regulators sought more than 70 data points. An anonymized subset of the data was shared with FIO.

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Climate Change Is Driving an Insurance Crisis: Policymakers and Regulators Must Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

Accelerating risks from climate change are colliding with shortcomings in insurance markets—such as a lack of transparent information and affordability provisions—to create a perfect storm for people and communities on the front lines of floods, droughts, and wildfires. It also needs to address structural weaknesses in its insurance programs.’

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

The very first American trial of a youth climate lawsuit was hardly blockbuster Court TV, but we learned a lot from the proceedings. As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits.

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New Research Exposes How Canadian Banks are Undermining Climate Goals and Risking Client’s Money

Enviromental Defense

The Canadian Bankers’ Association (CBA) explicitly advocated against climate-related financial policy in their testimony on the Climate-Aligned Finance Act. Our banks are promoting themselves as climate champions while lobbying against regulations that would accelerate climate action.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

But that just shows the power of climate alarmism. Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions But until last year, I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare. Partly that’s because I was embarrassed.

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Big Oil is prepared to pollute to the last drop – and expecting us to pick up the slack

Enviromental Defense

This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading climate scientists, paints a terrifying picture of the future if Canada and the world don’t tackle fossil fuels with urgency. This cap must therefore be strict enough that the industry can no longer expand.