Real Climate

AUGUST 13, 2021

This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Source: IPCC AR6 Fig.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The plaintiffs in lawsuits challenging the cap-and-trade program had argued that it was not authorized by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and that the requirement to purchase emissions allowances constituted a tax that required approval by a two-thirds majority of the State legislature.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 5, 2023

It was an apocalyptic encore of the worst-ever 2006 season that saw 9.9 degree Fahrenheit limits set by the Paris Agreement to avoid catastrophic climate impacts—more than double the 22 percent of the US as a whole that would exceed that temperature. million acres burned. The odor of burnt wood saturated my nose.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 20, 2025

That is Al Gores assessment of the potential impact of President Donald Trumps notice to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change. The most important solution is to phase out the use of fossil fuels as quickly as possible. Were going to make this transition and were going to solve the climate crisis.

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