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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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As the risks of sea-level rise, stronger tropical storms and seawater intrusion grow due to climate change , Indonesia is ramping up efforts to protect mangrove ecosystems across the archipelago as part of both its COVID-19 recovery efforts and climate change commitments. Photo credit: Andry Denisah / Alamy. By Nithin Coca.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 13, 2021

Just months be fore the crucial UN climate summit, COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, UK in November the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued one of its starkest reports stating that governments have taken too long to take action and we are now paying the price. It is clear that keeping global warming to 1.5°C

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In the face of a changing climate, it’s become clear that the GMA also needs to be updated to respond to the climate crisis by addressing our need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and building community resilience. Thanks to the collaborative hard work of many, it has been re-introduced as HB 1181 this legislative session.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The results, published in Nature magazine, provide a much clearer, evidence-based picture, which is likely to change government policy in the US and beyond. 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…”.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Supreme Court interpreted the statute to place an absolute priority on preserving endangered species, regardless of the impact on the economy or other government goals. 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.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Everyone produces greenhouse gases.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, the SEC rule’s disclosure regime is based on one created by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) , an international initiative that grew out of a council of government finance officials known as the G20. Take the oil and gas industry.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

By The Third Pole The creation of Urban Low Emissions Development Strategies in cities in Bangladesh and India shows the value of sharing knowledge and insights at the local level. The city government has sought funding to buy bicycles that citizens can hire at bus stops and railway stations. Photo credit: Balaji Srinivasan / Alamy.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

This post is the third in a series of blogs that address specific legal features of the rule: Part One offered a summary of the final rule, and delved into the materiality threshold that was added throughout the rule, including for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure. See, e.g. , Rice v.

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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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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Increasing. C according to projections.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Prof Martin Siegert, University of Exeter (Cornwall) Image: Shutterstock.com 42 governments around the world have agreed to protect Antarctica’s environment. For example, Antarctica acts to cool our planet by reflecting solar radiation back to space by virtue of the brightness of its snow surface. Prof Martin Siegert in Antarctica.

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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. The question is divided into two parts. The question is divided into two parts. c),(d),(e),(g),(h),(i) of the UNFCC, Articles 7.6,

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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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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Physics World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Without steep cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, the report reminds us, the world will warm by over 2 °C this century – triggering more frequent heat waves, greater flooding, higher sea levels and more extreme heavy rainfall and droughts. The nuclear fight – Robert P Crease talks to William D Magwood IV, director-general.

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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. When thinking about what you can do, it might be helpful to ask three questions: 1) What should the government be doing? Never miss an update. Enter Your Email.loading.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

Future damages could dwarf current damages if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. The Federal Government plays a critical role in helping American families, businesses, and communities recover from the impacts of extreme weather events – often acting as an insurer of last resort. billion and $9.60

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), site of the COP28 conference at the end of the month, where government representatives from all UN countries will discuss global efforts to limit climate change and adapt to its effects. Fossil fuels alone – coal, oil and gas – account for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Capaccio

JULY 25, 2023

IFRS S1 requires disclosure in four main areas: Governance – Companies are required to disclose information regarding management’s role in overseeing and responding to sustainability-related risks and opportunities, as well as how management considers these factors when making decisions.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Executive Order 80 supports the 2015 Paris Agreement and sets several goals for the state to meet by 2025: Reduce state greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels. Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. Increase the number of zero-emission vehicles in the state to 80,000.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

Yes, there are ecological factors at play, but human governance, or lack of governance, creates a stage for degradation. Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, has written about the diversity of community-based governance approaches that can effectively govern water resources in particular.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Those impacts—sometimes irksome, sometimes devastating—are increasingly obvious, and the causal mechanisms that connect them to the emission of greenhouse gases increasingly well understood. She said that the analogy between the two “is strong” and that “there’s a blueprint for a RICO lawsuit that could be brought.”

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This is the first COP in which the Mexican government has including youth on their team. The two lawyers are seeking as much information as possible about how a certain amount of emissions translates into heat, sea level rise, etc., She is one of four youth members in the “party” from Mexico. and ultimately in human suffering.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

AUGUST 11, 2023

After arriving at the Boulderado and acclimating to being more than 5,000 feet above sea level, attendees played a heated round of NSAC Acronym BINGO ahead of the first full day of meetings. Vrain’s innovative wide-ranging experiential learning programming, which includes livestock, greenhouse production, and culinary arts.

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Washington Nature

MAY 26, 2023

How is your work contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? The large-scale contributions may reach a wider audience and ultimately contribute to more greenhouse gas reduction, but it’s hard to measure or understand the impact there. How is equity showing up in your work? forests in the Western US).

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

We look at rising sea levels, forced migration, resource scarcity, natural disasters, escalating tensions in volatile regions, and the increasing need for humanitarian aid. Climate change also plays a role in increasing global instability. Science and technology affects peace and security in both a positive and negative way.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 12, 2023

Having in mind this link between the oceans and climate change, it would be natural for the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide a clear picture of States’ obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change.

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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. Background.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 9, 2021

Sea level rise is a big deal Use, abuse and misuse of the CMIP6 ensemble The radiative forcing bar chart has gone full circle Droughts and floods are complicated Don’t mention the hiatus. Sea Level Rise: The previous IPCC reports, notably AR4 and AR5 (to a lesser extent) , have had a hard time dealing with SLR.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In a case of David versus Goliath, 21 young plaintiffs have sued the federal government in federal district court in Oregon over its lack of meaningful effort in responding to the perils presented by climate change. They allege that the government has violated their rights to life, liberty, and property. New York v. Exxon Mobil.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the United Kingdom, government leaders are hoping to solve two problems with one effort. The UK government has allocated 4 million pounds for a test run of the concept. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. The rapid melting event occurred in a month that the U.S.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 2, 2024

In addition to their claims of violations under Articles 2 and 8, they also complain of an Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) violation by the Swiss government ( in French ). From 2001 – 2019, Mr. Carême was the Mayor of Grande-Synthe, which lies below sea level along the English Channel in the north of France.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 15, 2016

While much of environmental law, at both global and national levels, developed in piecemeal fashion, the urgency of climate migrants may cause governments and institutions to develop legal and infrastructural solutions with an ad hoc approach.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. The proposal requires companies to report information related to “Scope 1” direct carbon emissions (think fuel use and greenhouse gases), “Scope 2” indirect carbon emissions (e.g.,

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 14, 2022

A government watchdog found that a significant number of facilities that store hazardous chemicals are located in areas exposed to floods, fires, storm surge, and sea level rise — all natural hazards related to climate change. government water policy. Natural Hazards for Hazardous Chemicals Facilities.

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