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HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Most SIDS have made a very small contribution to the overall global emissions that cause climate change, contributing less than 1% of global carbon emissions (Mead, 2021) yet are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2020, developed countries contributed only US$ 83.3
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 30, 2022
According to the IPCC, global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and IEA research shows it can be done. The US has pledged to cut its emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030—though we have yet to secure the policies to deliver on that goal.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
Perhaps the most consequential of all Paxton’s actions, however, is a lawsuit he and AGs from 19 other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, filed in 2021 challenging the EPA’s authority to curb power plant carbon emissions. At the same time, routine flooding is already a major problem.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Challenge to Settlement in Utility Rate-Setting Case in New Mexico Cited Failure to Quantify Coal Plant’s Carbon Emission Risks.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Lawsuit Sought Critical Habitat Designation for Green Sea Turtles Whose Habitat Is Threatened by Sea Level Rise and Other Factors. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to designate critical habitat for distinct population segments of the green sea turtle. WildEarth Guardians v. Bernhardt , No.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2021
Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants’ environmental assessment understated traffic levels as well as carbon emissions.
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