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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action.

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Moreover, analysts generally consider EIA data to be relatively conservative, so the plant closures and associated benefits could potentially be even greater this year, especially now that 99 percent of existing US coal plants are more expensive to run than building new wind and solar generating capacity, according to a recent analysis.

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Using the Free Market to Affect Change: An Argument for Environmental Taxes

Vermont Law

international climate change agreement. the Paris Agreement) that will require periodic, rigorous accounting and management of total national emissions. Equally exciting, in August 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld agencies’ ability under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include the.

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Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List

Vermont Law

This year’s list includes a diverse array of topics, from concerns over our energy and transportation infrastructure; housing and land conservation; international and local climate change; food security and contamination; and water quality of our world’s oceans. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

Previously, the environmental sector was focused on air and water pollution, and wildlife conservation. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. But analysis based on wider datasets is more conservative. The decarbonisation target prompted a shift towards climate change.

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Frontiers is gearing up for COP28 to address the climate emergency 

Frontiers

within reach – so we can meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Private and public sector leaders will discuss the importance of making scientific results openly available in order to boost innovation, increase public consensus, and bolster political will to act. Watch the session here.

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What is Our Ocean’s Role in the Transition to Clean Energy?

Ocean Conservancy

Therefore, it is crucial to rapidly transition from the production and use of fossil fuels to sustainable renewable energy sources to reach our global climate goals so we can leave a habitable planet for future generations. Offshore wind energy is a crucial piece of the renewable energy mix.