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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some countries argued that including methods for ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean carbon capture, two experimental marine CDR technologies, could prematurely legitimize these technologies before their environmental impacts are fully understood. Ultimately, delegates decided to postpone setting any hard deadlines.

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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some countries argued that including methods for ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean carbon capture, two experimental marine CDR technologies, could prematurely legitimize these technologies before their environmental impacts are fully understood. Ultimately, delegates decided to postpone setting any hard deadlines.

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US 2024 Election: Florida braces for impacts as one of the most powerful hurricanes of 2024 prepares to make landfall

A Greener Life

Current ocean heat in the Gulf of Mexico. The state, where the political leadership continues denying the scientific consensus of human-induced climate change, has been warned to prepare itself for the tropical storm, Helene. Photo credit: The Weather Channel. She is expected to narrowly lose to Scott.

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Analysis: Brazil and Colombia: The emerging powers of offshore wind?

A Greener Life

The bill for this framework was set to be voted on this August by the Senate, although political impasses are hindering its progress. Gannoum estimates that, if it is approved this year, this will allow areas to be auctioned off in 2025, licences to be granted in 2028 and power plants to begin operating between 2031 and 2032.

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How Much Rain is L.A. Capturing?

Legal Planet

California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot called Measure W a “ world-leading policy,” that can also help reduce pollution flowing into oceans and bays. It can also be difficult to garner public and political support for building big stormwater projects during dry times. As a result of Measure W, L.A. Measure W is working.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

ESA

8965) that would reauthorize existing control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species law through fiscal year 2028. Ocean Climate Action Plan. This plan will help guide and coordinate actions by the federal government and civil society to address ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes-based climate mitigation and adaptation solutions.

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Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note 

Union of Concerned Scientists

API fumed (pun intended) over the announcement, even though the United States is already the world leader in LNG exports and is on track to double them by 2028. API flexes formidable political muscle, with its policy submissions to the previous Trump administration entering the regulatory record practically verbatim.