Real Climate

AUGUST 13, 2021

The AR4 already concluded in 2007: “There is high confidence that the rate of sea level rise has increased between the mid-19 th and the mid-20 th centuries.” That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. The finding of sea-level acceleration is not new.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2021

Last but not least: the precautionary principle requires that potentially colossal damage be averted. 3] ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007 for the unofficial English translation under 7.5.2. [4] In many countries, such as the Small Island States, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, adaptation is not the answer. to avoid passing the 1.5C

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] The study authors concluded that higher variability was the main driver of higher costs. [18] 19] France spends just over half as much per kilowatt-hour for electricity that produces one-tenth of the carbon emissions of German electricity. [20]

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