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Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

Real Climate

In addition, ozone depletion higher up in the stratosphere has caused a cooling high up in the atmosphere. Climate scientists are convinced that the world oceans have warmed down to a depth of 700 m since the 1970s because of our past emissions of greenhouse gases. These changes in the oceans is bad news for marine ecosystems.

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Climate Change and Me

Academy of Natural Sciences

The first climate change presentation I saw was back in the 1970s when I was working for the National Weather Service. Murray Mitchell, was the top climate scientist for NWS. While that got the bulk of the publicity, Dr. Mitchell assured us that the warming of the climate would be the biggest problem in the future.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

EPA of a 2015 rule barring replacement of ozone-depleting substances with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. Circuit vacated the 2015 rule to the extent that it prohibited continued use of HFCs by companies that previously switched to HFCs from an ozone-depleting substance. In Mexichem , the D.C.

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Identifying the Means to an End: The Role of the Social Cost of Carbon

Arnold Porter

How much will global temperatures and sea levels rise, when will that occur, and exactly what effects they will have all are uncertain. º C, viewed by climate scientists as a critical threshold to avoid catastrophic impacts. The SCC then monetizes those impacts over time.