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Reforming Oceanic Governance: A Department of Oceans 

Vermont Law

Then there is the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), both created by splitting the Minerals Management Agency in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill.

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Supplement to: THE TOXIC DIVIDE: INTERNATIONAL WASTE DUMPING AND THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY

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It examines the implications of the 2010 earthquake on toxic waste management, and how the nations ongoing political crisis exacerbates the challenges of waste regulation. 2] For example, on January 12, 2010, an earthquake struck Haiti near Port-au-Prince in a catastrophic event, affecting approximately 3.5 million people.[3]

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A deep dive into the IPCC’s updated carbon budget numbers

Real Climate

from Rogelj et al (2018) – note how the red dot marked 2010 moves to the purple dot marked 2010, once historical modelling uncertainties are corrected for. C in the context of sustainable development. This is best illustrated by this technical figure from SR1.5. Source: Figure 2.3 Between SR1.5 Zhou (eds.)]. Shindell, D.,

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Net Zero/Not Zero

Real Climate

C requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, including reducing global carbon dioxide emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 relative to the 2010 level and to net zero around mid-century, as well as deep reductions in other greenhouse gases; Glasgow Pact final text, section 17. Article 4, section 1.

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Sustainable Development through Model Forests on the Island of Enchantment

Vermont Law

By focusing on sustainable development, model forests attempt to mediate the coexistence of humans and nature. Open pit mining during the 1980s and, more recently, the 2010 government-proposed construction of a gas duct—‘Vía Verde’—threatened life in some of the most important forests on the Island. environmental harm.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. The rate of emissions growth year on year slowed between 2010-2019 in comparison to the previous decade.

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What next for India and coal?

Physics World

Rhadika Khosla , a researcher at the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, said researchers need to better understand the amount of carbon “locked in” to different development trajectories. but since 2010 the spike occurs now around midday – linked with the activity peak in the city’s thriving services sector.