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IPCC: Limiting warning to 1.5°C is almost beyond reach?

A Greener Life

The UN agency concluded global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are at the highest levels in human history and without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors limiting climate change to 1.5°C The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions.

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Global emissions from energy are flat. Now what ?

Edouard Stenger

This is the third year in a row that emissions from energy are flat, yet, climate scientists report that our atmosphere is seeing its carbon content grow faster than ever. For the first time, electricity generation from natural gas was higher than from coal last year in the United States. Deforestation is one.

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The Stream, January 16, 2025: EPA Warns of PFAS in Sewage Sludge Fertilizer; More Rain, More Drought Expected in Mediterranean

Circle of Blue

A multi-million dollar, internationally backed initiative will aim to sustainably produce cacao and coffee in Cameroons rainforests a practice that has historically caused deforestation. One of the largest drivers of deforestation, according to one 2024 study , is the production of cacao.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Assessing cumulative impacts means agencies would analyze the ramifications for climate change by weighing how many greenhouse gases projects and decisions unleash at the end of the value chain. California governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill – Associated Press.

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Policy News: January 10, 2022

ESA

More News: Climate scientists grapple with wildfire disaster in their backyard – Axios. Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the Climate Solutions Act ( H.R. 6351 ), which requires that 100 percent of electricity sold in the United States be generated from renewable sources by 2035. Register here. The bill also requires the U.S.

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