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Scientists Demand Citigroup End Fossil Fuel Funding

Union of Concerned Scientists

Citi is underwriting climate devastation through its continued funding of fossil fuels, including $396 billion since the Paris Agreement in 2016. This campaign, which will be active all summer, demands action from Citigroup and other big banks and insurers to stop enabling fossil fuel pollution.

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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action.

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What is the IPCC?

Ocean Conservancy

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Their work paved the way for international agreements to tackle the crisis like the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement. We can see clearly with this report just how severe the increasing threats from sea level rise, changes in food systems and coastal flooding will be.

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Navigating the Intersection of Climate Change and the Law of the Sea: Exploring the ITLOS Advisory Opinion’s Substantive Content

Law Columbia

Consequently, the response to this advisory opinion request should consider the climate change regime set by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (Paris Agreement) concerning the ocean. The question is divided into two parts.

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ITLOS and the importance of (getting) external rules (right) in interpreting UNCLOS

Law Columbia

Thus, ITLOS clarified UNCLOS as a legal basis for obligations to address climate change and its adverse effects, alongside the United Nations climate treaties, i.e. the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) and the Paris Agreement. This is most pronounced in the references to the Paris Agreement.

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Championing Ocean Climate Action at COP28

Ocean Conservancy

The global average sea surface temperature hit an all-time record high in July and these unprecedented ocean temperatures show that the ocean is heating up more rapidly than experts previously realized—posing a greater risk for sea-level rise, extreme weather and the loss of marine ecosystems. degrees Celsius​​.

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Making Waves for the Ocean at COP26

Ocean Conservancy

Climate change is here and is bringing with it impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and dwindling sea ice. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. degree reduction targeted in the Paris Agreement, let alone the follow-through it takes to meet existing commitments. Time is running out.

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