DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose the very day of the summit to announce that his government will push off the deadlines for phase-outs of methane gas-burning boilers, as well as sales of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars. “In In the U.S., The Juliana v.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Taking immediate action to slash emissions towards net zero by 2050 could make a monumental difference to the level, frequency, and breadth of growing climate impacts, the scientists emphasise. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree C we are still facing half a metre of sea level rise.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

My ears perked up when Bren Haase, the current executive director of the CPRA, profusely thanked Eric Beightel, the head of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council established in 2015. Where the river’s polluted water enters the Gulf there is rapid land loss and a growing dead zone. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In 2015, he tweeted that he was “v pleased” that the government was making it virtually impossible for wind farms to be built, calling the technology “intermittent, expensive and constantly backed up by gas turbines”. In 2015, she said fracking was “good for UK economy, self sufficient energy needs & environment”. So should we.”.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

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.

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