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The Role Of Managed Retreat In Adapting To Sea Level Rise

Energy Innovation

As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. Since 1900, sea levels have increased 8 inches on average globally, and by 2100, sea levels will likely rise between 1 and 4 feet (Sweet et al.

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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

In 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands issued a landmark ruling — subsequently upheld on appeal — in a climate lawsuit brought by Urgenda and Dutch citizens against the national government. A two-week hearing on the case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany concluded on Monday.

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

DeSmogBlog

In 2015, nearly 200 countries agreed to “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels , recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

When the EPA found high levels of the chemical in the air near a school, "that's really what sparked the people to join me and we formed this Concerned Citizens of St. His group has been trying ever since to get Denka Corporation, which bought the plant from DuPont in 2015, to limit emissions. Sponsored Article. People march in St.

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US Supreme Court limits EPA’s greenhouse gas powers

Smart Energy International

The case brought by West Virginia demanded the EPA should not have the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the Agency took in the Clean Power Plan in 2015 – in essence limiting emissions across whole states.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

AGreenLiving

When the EPA found high levels of the chemical in the air near a school, “that’s really what sparked the people to join me and we formed this Concerned Citizens of St. ” His group has been trying ever since to get Denka Corporation, which bought the plant from DuPont in 2015, to limit emissions.

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Climate Change: Where Are We Now?

Unsustainable

The UCSUSA points out that “Consequences of global warming include drought, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather, and species loss. More research, heated debate and negotiations ensued leading to the adoption of the December 2015 Paris Agreement , a watershed moment in dealing with the causes of climate change.