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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

My top 3 impressions up-front: The sea level projections for the year 2100 have been adjusted upwards again. The IPCC gives more consideration to the large long-term sea-level rise beyond the year 2100. And here is the key sea-level graphic from the Summary for Policy Makers: Source: IPCC AR6, Figure SPM.8.

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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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Out of sight, out of mind: The vulnerable world beneath our feet

HumanNature

Threat is a bold word- but maybe not bold enough You may have encountered information regarding how global climate change may be impacting coastlines via sea level rise, or maybe you have heard individuals link the increasing severity of wildfires to increasing atmospheric temperatures. Now comes the bummer.

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Climate Change in the Courts

Vermont Law

Most recently, in June 2019, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on the government’s motion to summarily dismiss the case on the grounds that the youth plaintiffs lack standing and have no constitutional basis for their claims. On December 10, 2019 Judge Barry Ostrager of the Supreme Court of New York issued his much anticipated.

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Snopes' Alex Kasprak Makes 17 False And Misleading Claims About Apocalypse Never and Misrepresents the Best-available Science

Environmental Progress

In 2019, after my article for Forbes upon which the Amazon chapter in Apocalypse Never is based, Nepstad complained to Mongabay , an activist web site, and again to Kasprak, that I didn’t write about the risk of deforestation leading to “savanification,” which is the transformation of rainforest into a savanna. The question is how.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

ruled in 2019 that BLM had failed to adequately assess the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions for certain oil and gas leases in Wyoming. Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation. The MPF further seeks up to R$ 85.4

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Federal Court Denied Motions to Dismiss Challenges to 2019 Presidential Permit for Keystone XL. The federal district court for the District of Montana denied motions to dismiss and for a preliminary injunction in litigation challenging a presidential permit issued in 2019 for a cross-border segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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