Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

Earlier in his political career, Bettencourt served as Republican House Majority Leader, and as the public face of the conservative agenda in the state’s House of Representatives. The costs of increased risks from natural hazards—wildfires, floods and sea level rise— are driving insurers away.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Few companies did so, however, posing great risk to investors and the economy: A 2015 Union of Concerned Scientists report on the threat to oil refineries from rising sea levels found that investors and taxpayers will likely bear the costs of future disasters if companies fail to disclose and manage these risks.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is a direct result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and the exploitation of natural resources for capitalistic gain. In other words, adaptation boils down to helping ecosystems and communities plan ahead for, and adapt to, climate change.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. C, we stand to lose ocean and coastal ecosystems we depend on to sea level rise, warming temperatures, ocean acidification and other climate impacts. The biggest win for this two-week event was the recommitment to limit global warming to 1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

In 2011 I invited Reagan-era economist Art Laffer to speak to a hall filled exclusively with New Hampshire Republicans, both leaders and rank and file conservatives. As a climate scientist recently said on CNN, “Until we stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere we have no idea what the future looks like.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

From droughts to wildfires to rising sea levels and torrential rains, the state has felt the effects of a changing climate in a variety of ways. However, there are actions that we can take to address the issue, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, investing in forest management, and increasing resources for reducing fire risk.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 17, 2024

On the other hand, the chapter’s assessment of alternative plant proteins is more measured, noting their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also identifying the clear downsides in terms of increased needs for infrastructure and energy. Sea level rise is also important in the region, causing saltwater intrusion and salinization.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These factors were followed by other hazards associated with climate change, including fires, storms, sea level rise , ocean climate change, heat waves, drought, and changes to land cover. A Conservative Crystal Ball. We need to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”. Climate’s Contagion.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 20, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Coastal flooding : Sea levels are rising as the ocean heats up and polar ice melts. Higher seas mean higher storm surge and more coastal flooding leading to coastal community and ecosystem damage.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It puts the wildlife and communities that depend on the ocean at risk through impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and temperature changes. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, fossil fuel production accounts for 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 14, 2022

Million : Funding announced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to address flooding, water pollution, dam safety, irrigation, and erosion. The Defense Department will present a plan by May 31 for decommissioning the facility and aim to complete the process 12 months after that. By the Numbers. 322 Million : Increase in the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 2, 2022

Climate change is a problem which has a known solution: We must dramatically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and prepare now for intense climate impacts. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. As the CEO of Ocean Conservancy, I naturally look to our ocean. You can take action with Ocean Conservancy today.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It captures the changes in mortality rates that are going to happen… the changes in crop yields… the changes in sea level rise, and the damages that will cost…”. How fast will sea levels and temperatures rise? What is the cost of living with, versus adapting to, sea level rise?

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. This is because subsidies increase the amounts of fossil fuels we produce and greenhouse gases we emit, polluting our ocean and making virgin plastic cheaper, all while padding the profits of polluters. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. Never miss an update.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

For example, issues of statehood and loss of territory due to sea level rise would arguably fall outside the Tribunal’s competence and could be addressed in the ICJ advisory request on climate change. In the South China Sea Arbitration , the Tribunal explained the content of the obligation imposed by Article 192 UNCLOS.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Thank you one and all for your conservation leadership! The diversity, creativity and just the sheer number of projects and programs is truly amazing! This kind of leadership deserves our respect and the support by state lawmakers. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism!

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere—the equivalent of 300 coal-fired power plants—and these facilities are sited in predominantly low-income communities and communities of color. The post Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 7, 2022

Accelerated action through deep cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is needed to avoid the mounting loss of life, biodiversity and infrastructure. A path for adaptation. The report outline the options for adapting to a changing climate and provides new insights into nature’s potential?

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 24, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. By 2040, continued and accelerating sea-level rise will encroach on coastal communities and infrastructure and submerge and destroy low-lying coastal ecosystems. How is climate change impacting our ocean?

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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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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Under Governor Wolf, we’ve accelerated and expanded work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to equip Pennsylvania’s communities, businesses, and individual residents to address climate change impacts occurring now and projected for the near future. Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions are tracked yearly.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The rationale for this proposed amendment is that designating critical habitat in this context “could create a regulatory burden without providing any conservation value to the species concerned.”. This provision seems reasonable at first blush. Fish and Wildlife Service ).

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Climate change is here and is bringing with it impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and dwindling sea ice. The call-to-action for COP26 couldn’t be clearer: We must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we want to save the ocean, planet and even the people we love. Time is running out.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Natural Gas Prices At Risk Of Escalating - Which Is Good For EQT, Bad For Consumers] -- PG - Anya Litvak: EQT Eyes Contracts To Ship Natural Gas Abroad -- ErieT: Erie Sees $3.68/Gallon Other States/National/International -- PG/NYT: Republicans, Toomey Stall Critical Vote On Federal Reserve Nominees Over Climate Issues -- AP: U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

The project is controversial due to its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its location on the North Slope of Alaska, which happens to be the largest undisturbed track of public land in the U.S. direct temperature stress, ocean acidification, sea level rise, extreme events, and alterations to food chains).

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s also causing marine heatwaves, storms, sea ice loss and sea level rise. We need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to head off the most severe impacts of climate change, but we also need to take additional steps to help fisheries adapt. Climate change is making the ocean warmer, more acidic and lower in oxygen.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

It’s a question of balancing resources dedicated towards economic development and conservation, and rewarding those who can do both simultaneously. billion dollars to increase conservation program offerings for farm and forest managers. At the state level, there is adoption of climate-related policies across the United States.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

in 2012: “In an increasingly carbon- constrained world, our existing environmental laws and regulatory process no longer achieve their underlying goals of long-term ecosystem conservation. We have little time left to create a practical path to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.” sea level rise.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Circuit Declined to Speed Up or Slow Down Challenges to Withdrawal of California Waiver and Preemption of State Authority to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Washington Supreme Court Invalidated Regulation of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Trump , No. 4:19-cv-00028 (D. Environmental Council of Sacramento v. C076888 (Cal.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and the Town of Saugus had appealed the MassDEP’s decision.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The two lawyers are seeking as much information as possible about how a certain amount of emissions translates into heat, sea level rise, etc., One of their many goals is to make the case that companies and countries emitting greenhouse gases bear legal responsibility in their impacts. and ultimately in human suffering.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. League of Conservation Voters v. Developers of Southern California Warehouse Project Agreed to Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures to Resolve CEQA Claims. United States v. Biden , No.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In other words, rather than just considering the greenhouse gas emissions from individual projects, environmental impact statements are now regularly considering how a proposed project will be affected by anticipated sea level rise, increased storm surges, more intense heat waves, and the like. Adaptation/Resilience Assessment.

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ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

European countries agree to protects parts of the North Atlantic to conserve seabird species. Assessing cumulative impacts means agencies would analyze the ramifications for climate change by weighing how many greenhouse gases projects and decisions unleash at the end of the value chain. International. Scientific Community.

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Law Columbia

MAY 29, 2024

The Advisory Opinion handed down by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on 21 May 2024 is truly remarkable. Its clarification that all anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, from any source, constitute marine pollution has potentially far-reaching consequences.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It would halve the number of humans that will be exposed to water scarcity; prevent runaway sea level rise that could put many of the world’s islands under water and render uninhabitable the large delta and low-coastal regions that are home to two-thirds of the world’s population. PSEG, a large utility in New Jersey will spend $2.8

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