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This Climate Debate is a lot of Hot Air

Legal Planet

They include, but are not limited to, altering rainfall and monsoon patterns, damaging the ozone layer, increasing global conflicts, and – most unacceptable of all – giving political cover for fossil fuel industries to continue polluting rather than cut greenhouse gas emissions. If we overshoot the 1.5

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Better policy monitoring required to underpin decarbonisation

Environmental Europe

The success of the Paris Agreement depends on the effective monitoring of climate policy measures. Political scientists at TU Darmstadt explain in a new study what it takes to achieve this. Schönefeld explains: “Monitoring systems require resources, reliable institutional frameworks and committed political stakeholders.”.

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Frontiers is gearing up for COP28 to address the climate emergency 

Frontiers

within reach – so we can meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Private and public sector leaders will discuss the importance of making scientific results openly available in order to boost innovation, increase public consensus, and bolster political will to act.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. Degrees which might look relevant – environmental engineering or environmental science, for example – still focus on handling air and water pollution, with few if any classes on carbon topics.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. As water and water runoff does not respect political boundaries, international laws on conservation and use are common and applied, especially where there is shared use and responsibility or competing claims to it. Learn more about environmental law degrees. Key Current US Environmental Laws.

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The Fuss about Methane

Legal Planet

There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. Even the Paris Rulebook specifies 100-year GWPs, although it also authorizes the use of other metrics (i.e., shorter time-horizon GWPs).

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

EPA on climate change: Gotta hear both sides: The EPA is holding a color war to challenge climate science. Wind Industry Tacks as Trump Shifts the Political Climate. EPA head launching initiative to 'critique' climate science. Science division of White House office no longer staffed: report. Trump war on science.