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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

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At a Columbia University symposium, physicist Edward Teller warns oil executives about rising levels of carbon dioxide and the likelihood of global warming and sea level rise by the end of the century. Available at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Document 1: 1959.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

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Every policy, law, regulation, study, analysis, proposal or action that has the climate crisis in mind is built on the basis of those two figures: 1.5 A decade later, in 2005 and 2007, EU heads of government would confirm this path. C, while the rise will be between 2-6 meters (roughly 6 to 20 feet) if it is limited to 2°C.

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US Supreme Court limits EPA’s greenhouse gas powers

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Regan said in a statement: “At this moment, when the impacts of the climate crisis are becoming ever more disruptive, costing billions of dollars every year from floods, wildfires, droughts and sea level rise, and jeopardising the safety of millions of Americans, the Court’s ruling is disheartening.

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How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss’s Cabinet?

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In June 2022, Clarke delivered a speech during a House of Commons debate saying that a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was “really devastating”, noting the threats of sea level rise and biodiversity loss if global temperatures aren’t limited. Graham Stuart – Climate Minister.