Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 3, 2023

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 2, 2023

Ganter, the co-founder of Circle of Blue, the leading news and science organization that reports on water issues globally, joins noted members such as ocean scientist Sylvia Earle, astronaut and former NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, and Avatar and Titanic film director and deep-diver James Cameron.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the study, we found that political power dynamics shape international negotiations, that the Paris Agreement temperature goal doesn’t fully account for the dangers of sea level rise, and that climate justice requires fully considering diverse views and experiences of climate change. Sea level rise is also different in different locations.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2022

Moreover, the growing navigability of the Arctic Ocean will be to Russia’s benefit. From the point of view of the regime, immigration could be economically useful, but having tens of millions of people move into Russia from Asia or Africa could have unpredictable social and political consequences.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

United Nations experts will assess plans to release treated radioactive water into the ocean from a closed nuclear power plant in Japan. HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine – Drought, a financial crisis, and political collapse are accelerating the country’s decline into all-out famine.

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Inside Climate News

JULY 17, 2023

When large ships use scrubbers to meet international air pollution limits, the treated fuel exhaust gets dumped into the sea along with other contaminants. Researchers say the discharges are packed with metals and organic compounds that threaten marine environments.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 21, 2023

Ocean-based renewable energy could play a big role in decarbonizing the U.S., and healthier oceans can help stabilize the climate, the Ocean Climate Action Plan suggests. By Bob Berwyn Oceans around the world are beset by marine heatwaves , pollution, coral bleaching , mass die-offs and overfishing.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2023

An island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu led an inclusive process to ensure global participation in this request.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 14, 2023

A framework agreement to protect open oceans is the first step toward enacting protections for ecosystems that take CO2 from the air and store it for millennia in sediments. By Delaney Dryfoos, Bob Berwyn On the high seas, outside the jurisdiction of any country’s government, lie some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on Earth.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 23, 2023

By Adam Goldstein PINEDALE, Wyoming—Driving through an ocean of sagebrush on the Pinedale Anticline in June, Wyoming Game and Fish wildlife biologist supervisor Brandon Scurlock was struck by the sparseness of the population on the landscape. Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation leases.”

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 2, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The warmer the gulf and ocean, the worse the weather; the worse the weather the more likely the spill. Floridians from all walks of life and across the political spectrum need to band together and fight for Florida’s ocean and coasts. Never miss an update!

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In particular, he said, “reliance upon coal, on the other hand, could aggravate the ‘greenhouse effect,’ whereby excess carbon dioxide (which accompanies coal burning) traps heat inside the earth’s atmosphere, thus possibly melting the icecaps and raising the level of the oceans.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. Warming oceans and ocean acidification have already impacted coral reefs, crayfish, and seagrass beds that are important culturally and economically for the Torres Straits islanders.

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

By Bob Berwyn During the past year, the needles on the climate dashboard for global ice melt, heatwaves, ocean temperatures , coral die-offs, floods and droughts all tilted far into the red warning zone. climate science panel, drawing a backlash from other researchers.

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Best estimates to date suggest that the global surface temperature would stabilize within a few decades, but the new paper in the journal Frontiers in Science examines the uncertainties around that conclusion, including how the planet’s key carbon dioxide-absorbing systems, like forests and oceans, will respond.

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Inside Climate News

JULY 11, 2023

New research finds deep-sea mining operations could conflict with the tuna fishery and cause populations to crash as the species moves to escape ocean warming.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

My research evolved over time, but initially focused on trying to understand how ice sheet collapse—specifically Antarctic ice sheet collapse—could impact climate change around the world through changes in the oceans, sea ice and atmosphere. To explore climate justice, I drew on the three-fold framework of justice theory.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator is best known for her pioneering work on blue whales and for founding the non-profit Oceanswell , Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. My aim is to create a community of ocean-conscious individuals.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

Impacts on People and Politics Not Addressed. The proposed SEC rule also fails to address political influence. UCS recommended that the SEC require companies to disclose political activity, including direct and indirect election spending and lobbying. Investors—and the public—deserve stability and certainty.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 1, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. It is a clear demonstration for how our future depends on society’s choices and the political will of those in leadership positions. What does this mean for the ocean? The ocean is both a victim of climate impacts and a vital part of climate solutions. As many as 3.6

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Circle of Blue

JULY 14, 2022

With increasing temperatures, “we’re seeing places that do have drought, the intensification is more rapid,” says Roger Pulwarty, a senior scientist in the physical sciences laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 4) Drought Is Political. The Colorado River basin illustrates the impacts of a hot drought.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 27, 2023

Littlejohn, Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, US State Department. Participants will work together, through the Alliance, consistent with its Guiding Principles to raise political will, mobilize financial commitment, and strengthen operational capacity to fight nature crime.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The physics-based models describe how energy flows through the atmosphere and ocean, as well as how the forces from different air masses push against each other. Furthermore, the volume of the oceans increases from the melting of land ice. The global sea level acts like the mercury in a thermometer because warmer water expands.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

School -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center To Hold Holiday Camps Dec. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) To Go On Military Deployment In East Africa For Several Months, Will Be Placed On Leave -- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Administration Cancels $10.7

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Circle of Blue

MAY 18, 2022

California Board Vetoes Ocean-Front Desalination Plant Proposal. Australia Elections: Recent disasters like floods and wildfires are putting climate-conscious political candidates in the spotlight as Australia gears up for Election Day on Saturday. Plus, Circle of Blue reports on Michigan’s opportunity for renewal. On the Radar.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

While changing consumption is an important part of the climate action conversation, such talking points from the fossil fuel industry obscure its decades-long campaign of disinformation around climate science, not to mention the resources and political power they have amassed to limit consumers’ options for other forms of energy.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 23, 2022

Unsafe Yield – Severe drought, dead well, and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril. According to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), drought will continue in more than half of the continental United States through at least the beginning of summer.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 18, 2022

This is true for a wide variety of impacts, including heat extremes on land and in the ocean, floods, regional drought, and wildfire. Perhaps most importantly, the new IPCC assessment draws attention to research on disinformation and political polarization over climate science in the United States. Disinformation has impeded action.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2023

In terms of political will to do something risk tolerant and using a local actor, we also are not going to have anyone there.” — Benham Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington. In terms of international law, you’re not going to have anyone there on your side.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Ocean-going ships transport nearly three-quarters of the world’s cargo, but heavy-duty road vehicles contribute to the majority- 65% of emissions from freight. This target has been incorporated into the National Climate Agreement, a binding law that ensures political commitment to implementation.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The report also said it is necessary to enable communities to live with the challenges already confronting them such as extreme weather, acidifying oceans, and rising seas. As Henk Ovink, the Netherlands’ special envoy for international water, put it, “The moment you want to bring water to a political table, there is no political table.”.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

A high proportion of plastic waste ends up in seas and oceans – estimates suggest that more than 250,000 tons of plastic debris are currently floating around in oceans all over the world. . Plastics are taking over the oceans. But models such as the one from the study can help mitigate this problem.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At this point, they remain political. And history teaches us that political obstacles can be overcome,” he wrote in an editorial accompanying the article, also published in Frontiers in Science.   It reminds us that the obstacles to climate action are neither physical nor technological.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

Ocean temperatures are at record highs in the Atlantic, including along the coast of Florida , triggering marine heatwaves and causing harm to marine species and ecosystems. They are literally putting their political interests and profits over our collective well-being. Uncontrolled fires are also burning in Greece.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

I also find it fascinating to learn about bigger, more powerful wind turbines that better harness wind energy on land and in the ocean. What we need now is political will to make this transition happen and ensure that its benefits reach us all.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’ – Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific Island nation. In context: EPA Clean Water Rule Meets Political Pushback.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Nature Conservancy in Washington has earned the respect and support of a diverse range of people on both sides of the political spectrum."   © Martha Kongsgaard Martha continues to sit on the boards of several conservation groups and human rights groups.

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