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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

million barrels of oil daily in 2019 to 1.5 Carly Phillips, a research scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, told DeSmog that her organization had used the database to assign responsibility for rising sea levels , ocean acidification , and the increased frequency of forest fires. million barrels of oil.

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Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial

Grist

One of the cases that’s furthest along, filed by Massachusetts against Exxon Mobil in 2019, is already in the process of “discovery,” the last major step before a trial. In this stage, both sides try to uncover evidence that could help their case in court. Emissions that originated in Delaware, however, were fair game.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. We’d have to grow quite a bit of seaweed to rely on it for sequestration: One study suggests we could remove the equivalent of 42 percent of all current global CO2 emissions by covering 4 percent of the world’s oceans in seaweed farms — but that’s a lot of ocean.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

Between 2005 and 2019, greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, an organization made up of seven Indigenous governments in south-central Alaska, is leading several projects aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to the changing ocean. decreased by 12 percent. Some go even further.