DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The court’s ruling, which upholds the trial court’s March 2022 decisions denying defendants’ motions to dismiss the case, means that Honolulu’s lawsuit will advance to the evidence-gathering phase known as discovery and, ultimately, to a jury trial.

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Grist

AUGUST 30, 2022

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a panel of the world’s top scientists, projected a two- to five-inch rise by 2100, depending on how much more carbon gets pumped into the atmosphere. The new research suggests that extreme temperatures could eventually trigger as much as 30 inches of sea-level rise.

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Rinexii

JANUARY 13, 2023

The new bond is one of the biggest in 2022 to support the environment, with a whopping 4.2 As sea levels rise and floods become more common, infrastructure like this will be all the more critical to reducing damage. billion dollars allocated for this project. The Breakdown.

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Grist

APRIL 8, 2022

But a group of nations led by the Republic of the Marshall Islands — a low-lying island nation at risk of being swallowed up by sea-level rise if the world warms by 2 degrees — formed a “High Ambition Coalition” which sought to enshrine a lower, more ambitious temperature target. JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

” If approved by regulators, the battery will come online in June 2022, ahead of the coal plant retirement in September of that year. Rising above Hawaii's tsunamis. It will sit 55 feet above sea level, near an engineered harbor that provides physical barriers in the event of tsunamis or sea level rise.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2022 EDICT Intern Kawika Pegram cut his teeth on climate action as a community organizer. Striking both for their beauty — and for the grave and imminent threat posed by sea-level rise and coastal erosion. Striking both for their beauty — and for the grave and imminent threat posed by sea-level rise and coastal erosion.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2021

AR6 presented five scenarios, on a sliding scale from ‘best’ to ‘worst’, although a full appraisal of the likelihood of each is awaited in further installments of the report, to be released in 2022.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Persistent gaslighting by many of Louisiana’s politicians wasn’t restricted to the climate crisis during 2022. The parade’s theme for 2022 was “honoring first responders.” Credit: Julie Dermansky. Float at the Norco Christmas parade. Credit: Julie Dermansky. Tarp on home in Norco damaged by Hurricane Ida. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

To stop ocean oil pollution from getting worse, Levine said policymakers should focus on reducing runoff from land-based sources like cars and roadways, in addition to shielding coastal fossil fuel infrastructure from hurricanes and sea-level rise.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

“I don’t want to throw in the towel, but for some things that are likely, such as sea-level rise and coral reef loss, it would be prudent to be planning.”. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The world may have already crossed 5 climate tipping points on Sep 9, 2022.

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Grist

JANUARY 19, 2022

It’s been a wild start to 2022: Omicron cases are surging around the world, the oceans are hotter than ever , and a group of climate scientists are suggesting that the world’s leading global warming experts stop doing science. on Jan 19, 2022. They have, in a large part, done their work. The rest is up to us. .

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

2022 saw flooding, drought and severe. We now have less than seven years to cut emissions in half in order to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C, the limit scientists say is necessary for averting some of the most dangerous climate impacts.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2023

On Thursday, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments on an appeal by the defendants, which include oil majors such as ExxonMobil and Chevron, to dismiss the suit – a move that a trial court rejected in March 2022.

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Grist

APRIL 14, 2022

and 2 degrees of warming is the difference between life and death for many of the world’s most vulnerable people — and the difference between survival and extinction for some entire countries subject to sea level rise. The difference between 1.5 While the 1.5-degree

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Grist

MARCH 30, 2022

Sea-level rise is also irreversible — the heat collecting in ice sheets and the ocean will continue to drive sea-level rise long after the temperature is stabilized or even lowered. Scientists say sea level rise is one of the irreversible impacts of an overshoot scenario.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Global temperature rise is just one measure of how the climate is changing. Scientists also track concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere, sea-level rise and the intensity of heatwaves and flooding. of warming could carry unforeseen risks , such as the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsing at current levels of warming.

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Grist

MARCH 16, 2024

All that rain is significant because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet — like the melting of other glaciers around the world — is one of the most important drivers of sea level rise. In 2022, the longest thunderstorm in the history of Arctic observation was recorded in Siberia. Changes can already be seen.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 29, 2020

Located at the heart of the campus, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences will be the university’s first major teaching center in half a century and is slated for completion in 2022. The tower will also be built 5 feet above the city for Boston’s suggested level for sea level rise.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

The tide is turning against Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion Mississippi River sediment diversion project, that supporters say is needed to save the coast from rapid land loss due to subsidence, damage done by the oil and gas industry, extreme weather events, and sea level rise quickened by climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 24, 2023

Roishetta Ozane, speaking in 2022 against another proposed LNG export project. While Venture Global’s plans include building a 26-foot storm wall around the facility, increases in sea level rise and storm surge height projected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicate that may not be enough, van Heerden said.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 12, 2023

Aileen Monsale, a resident of Iloilo City, Philippines, lost her home in 2008 after devastating floods hit the low-lying city following Typhoon Fengshen – which many called a “storm of the century.” Like thousands of people in Iloilo City, her.

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2022

Climate change was a top issue during the election campaign because the community is sick of inaction in the face of worsening impacts like sea level rise, bushfires, heatwaves and floods," she said. To date, however, no enhanced NDCs have been submitted by major economies in 2022.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

Those forced to permanently migrate as sea levels rise, for example, correlate with long-term, indirect psychological impacts such as higher rates of anxiety, depression, PTSD, aggression, and substance abuse, among others. Climate change and mental health: Risks, impacts and priority actions. Kenny, T.A., Fletcher, C.,

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

And indeed, some aspects of climate change, such as sea level rise, will go on well beyond that. "I think it's really important to reinforce the point that net zero doesn't solve this problem - the climate will go on changing, at least until 2050," she explained.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

He's a "speech writer and consultant" for "companies operating in the energy sector" pic.twitter.com/kuslf0a0AA — Leo Hickman (@LeoHickman) July 19, 2022. It was in April – May 2022 in India & Pakistan. The extreme #heatwave a LST collected on April 29 shows max value exceeding 62°C/143°F.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

As of April 2022 , scientists have concluded that humanity has exceeded the safe operating space of biosphere integrity, freshwater change, novel entities (specifically plastic and microplastic), and biogeochemical flows.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 26, 2022

Other tools mentioned by White include the DoD Regional Sea Level Rise Database and an interagency working group which includes the Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, NASA, EPA, and USGS, among others. Specifically in Africa, we’re looking at the horn of Africa and droughts and rainfall measures,” states Cervantes de Blois.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Kermanian , and Julie Miles The winter of 2022-23 brought historic levels of precipitation to California after years of deep drought , dwindling reservoirs, and groundwater depletion. This marks a major improvement from 2022 when the State Water Project met 0% of allocations for several months. By Michael G. Romey , Lucas I.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Army (@USArmy) January 8, 2022. Rising global temperatures , worsening storms and sea level rise will affect everyone in harm’s way, regardless of the person’s social group. link] pic.twitter.com/ZHageFyGwl — U.S. Myth #5: Our actions should always align with our social identity group. In the U.S.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn.   Lots of spice for clean investment this week. of dollars put to work.

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Grist

MARCH 7, 2022

The hotspots for migration, according to the new report, are in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and South America , though small island nations are disproportionately impacted due to the effects of sea-level rise. on Mar 7, 2022. There’s a lot of avoidable hardship here,” McLeman said. Is it a problem or a solution?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

times faster than the global average since the late 1970s – the report predicts that “there will be at least one Arctic summer without sea ice every 10 years at a warming of 2°C,” while “the frequency will decrease to one Arctic summer without sea ice every 100 years at 1.5°C.” Limiting warming to 1.5

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2024

Between the start of operations at Calcasieu Pass in early 2022 through the end of 2024, gas shipments will have earned the company around $17.5 But Isle de Jean Charles is rapidly eroding into the Gulf of Mexico, battered by hurricanes and rising sea levels. In 2016, the U.S. I watched that place disappear,” he said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From challenges to fossil fuel and petrochemical expansion to climate lawsuits against Big Oil and national governments, there were notable victories for climate action and accountability in 2022. — Center for Climate Integrity (@climatecosts) March 3, 2022. link] — lesley clark (@lesleyclark) October 3, 2022.

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Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 3, 2021

Link Credit: Ford Lightning Strikes the Electric Vehicle Market Ford recently revealed the 2022 F-150 Lightning, the electric version of the best selling truck in the U.S. In this case, the plaintiff was a young person who is the heir to a low lying farm that will be destroyed by significant sea level rise.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The situation, too, is only set to worsen as the planet warms, underscoring the urgent need to simultaneously drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting preparedness for droughts, wildfires, storms, floods, coastal erosion, sea level rise, resource shortages and much, much more. 2/2) [link].

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After the Army Corps of Engineers awarded key permits for the MBSD project on December 19, 2022 , two nonprofit organizations entrusted with funds meant to reverse environmental damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill made funding available for the project. Trandahl’s salary and compensation in 2022 exceeded $1.5

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