Real Climate
AUGUST 13, 2021
However, on the level of basic physical reasoning, it is of course a no-brainer that warming will cause land-ice to melt (and melt faster as it gets hotter) and ocean waters to expand, so sea-level rise is the inevitable result. Just look at the ranges expected by the year 2300, in the right-hand panel of the first image above.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
These are needed at global, regional and ‘thematic’ levels – given the diverse scales of tipping elements in oceans, forests and the cryosphere, for example. But in the interim, we can and should embark on efforts to enhance earth system governance by embedding critical governance principles into existing institutions.
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Law Columbia
OCTOBER 20, 2023
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the growing interest in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the complex legal issues it raises. Much of the legal complexity surrounding ocean CDR stems from the fact that the ocean is a shared resource in which all countries, both coastal and landlocked, have an interest.
Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2023
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. However, ITLOS is not responsible for implementing the UNFCCC or the Paris Agreement.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Dilution of salts in our oceans can affect the ecological balance of that ocean.
Legal Planet
MAY 19, 2024
billion in property damage in Florida, becoming the costliest hurricane in state history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And in 2022, Hurricane Ian caused over 140 deaths and $109.5
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
A non-profit organization filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia seeking to compel the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to respond to a request for documents related to the removal of retired U.S. Democracy Forward Foundation v. 1:19-cv-02751 (D.D.C.,
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