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Rising Seas, Rising Stakes: The Case for an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Heat-trapping emissions are continuing to rise while the gap between what is needed to keep Paris Agreement goals in reach and adapt to ongoing climate impacts is ever-widening. My research looks at issues of climate justice internationally, particularly as they relate to sea level rise and the Paris Agreement.

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Future Shock

Legal Planet

Most of that discussion was at a very general level. The Paris agreement calls for capping warming as near as possible to 1.5° It’s worth taking a closer look at some key findings and their policy implications. Here, I want to focus on several key points in the report. for avoiding dangerous warming. C in the near?

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Working for Science and Justice at COP27

Union of Concerned Scientists

It’s a privilege to be here representing the Union of Concerned Scientists with my colleagues, peers from other NGOs and wider civil society and government and private sector leaders from around the globe. Our shared aim? To secure a livable future for people and the planet for generations to come. The legacy of Sharm el-Sheikh: up to u s.

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Guest Contributor Veronika Bagi: Loss and Damage Finance Now! Or Not?

Legal Planet

During the initial negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Convention), AOSIS proposed to set up an “International Climate Fund” to finance adaptation, and an “International Insurance Pool” as a separate entity to provide financial insurance specifically against sea level rise.

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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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Mangrove restoration scales up in Indonesia

A Greener Life

As the risks of sea-level rise, stronger tropical storms and seawater intrusion grow due to climate change , Indonesia is ramping up efforts to protect mangrove ecosystems across the archipelago as part of both its COVID-19 recovery efforts and climate change commitments. Photo credit: Andry Denisah / Alamy. By Nithin Coca.

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IPCC: The planet is on red alert

A Greener Life

Just months be fore the crucial UN climate summit, COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, UK in November the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued one of its starkest reports stating that governments have taken too long to take action and we are now paying the price.