Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Alito famously said that carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, a key contributor to global warming, is not a pollutant. That is despite studies tying carbon dioxide to skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma. There is evidence linking elevated carbon dioxide to longer pollen seasons. Photo by Derrick Z.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
One study found that human-caused climate change made the 2019 European heatwave as much as 100 times more likely to occur. Scientists have long known that burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, but now they can identify the specific sources.
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Legal Planet
JUNE 4, 2021
What’s most remarkable is that the decision calls for a 45% reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions–of not only its own but also those of its customers–within less than a decade. This is therefore what Shell must do (oddly enough relative to 2019) in order to act in line with its own “policy, policy intentions and ambitions.”.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 20, 2024
The primary cause of accelerating sea level rise is human activity As people burn fossil fuels and emit heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, our atmosphere and our oceans warm up. A 2019 UCS analysis, Underwater , found that Charleston can expect roughly 500 homes to flood on a chronic basis by 2035.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The Sabin Center wrapped up Climate Week NYC last Friday with an event exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option. It is not hard to see why.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
About 80 per cent of the carbon dioxide released by Australia’s huge wildfires of 2019-2020 was captured by ocean algal blooms that grew due to the iron-rich ash
Energy & the Law
MARCH 23, 2022
The issue is over Senate Bill 2344 , passed by the Legislature in 2019 and, no surprise here, supported by the oil and gas industry. North Dakota is a promising area for carbon dioxide injection. Disputes involving pore space are likely to continue in North Dakota given increased oil and gas activity.
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