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Model Uncertainty in Politics and Climate Policy

Legal Planet

None of this should make you feel better, either about the election or climate change. Yes, your favored candidate could sweep the swing states, and yes, climate change could be more moderate than we now expect.

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What Does the New Political Reality Mean for Climate Action in Canada

Enviromental Defense

Prime Minister Trudeaus recent decision to prorogue Parliament and announce his upcoming resignation may have left you wondering about what this could mean for climate change policy. All political leaders should be bolder on climate. Climate is set to be a key differentiating issue in the upcoming election.

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Climate Change and Nigeria

Legal Planet

It’s also one of the countries that’s least prepared to adapt to climate change, which will be much worse by then. The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative rankings show that Nigeria as the 17 th most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. ” Climate change will only make things worse.

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What today’s students think about climate change

Legal Planet

I feel like climate change is going to have to get worse before it gets better. Climate change has been a big, scary, looming problem for basically the entirety of my life; I cannot remember a time when it was not at least a background concern. This holiday season, I’m especially grateful for their tone of determination.

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Taylor Swift and Climate Change Songs

Legal Planet

You could argue that writing about climate change would be a departure from Swift’s usual topics of relationships and romance, which frankly is a sexist and untrue take. The song paints a narrative of a high school couple and metaphorical high school to comment on disillusionment in contemporary American politics.

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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation:

Circle of Blue

Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. The issue has begun changing minds about climate change among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative.

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Can International Law Save the Planet from Climate Change?

Union of Concerned Scientists

For the first time, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—the world’s highest court—may be ruling on climate change. On March 29, the UN General Assembly will vote on a resolution to bring climate change before the ICJ.