Conservation Greenhouse Sea Level 
Ocean Conservancy
APRIL 23, 2025
The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat generated by climate change, leading to rising sea temperatures and, among other things, sea level rise due to the melting of the polar ice caps, including Arctic ice. But this is not the only topic Ocean Conservancy will be championing in Busan. First, climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 23, 2023
For example, researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists have directly linked fossil fuel producers’ Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions to increases in ocean acidification , global temperature, sea level rise and North American wildfires. Celsius above preindustrial levels. Unsurprisingly, the companies oppose the resolutions.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 5, 2023
From droughts to wildfires to rising sea levels and torrential rains, the state has felt the effects of a changing climate in a variety of ways. However, there are actions that we can take to address the issue, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, investing in forest management, and increasing resources for reducing fire risk.
Circle of Blue
APRIL 8, 2025
All of Seldovia draws its water from a single reservoir, which sits within city limits no more than 200 feet above sea level. Still, Suzie Stranik, the chair of the Seldovia Arts Council, recalls shutting down her greenhouse early and flushing her toilets sparingly. And then it started to dawn on us, Cameron says.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 1, 2024
Few companies did so, however, posing great risk to investors and the economy: A 2015 Union of Concerned Scientists report on the threat to oil refineries from rising sea levels found that investors and taxpayers will likely bear the costs of future disasters if companies fail to disclose and manage these risks.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 26, 2021
If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant.
Ocean Conservancy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Some in the industry see the warming as an opportunity, as passages through the Arctic open for longer periods, even going so far as to claim there will be lower overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the shorter voyages. Warmer water also expands and raises sea levels as well as holds less oxygen.
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