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Celebrating World Ocean Day

Energy and Cleantech Council

As reported in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate , “[t]he ocean is essential for all aspects of human well-being and livelihood” and ocean warming, acidification and sea level rise are impacting fisheries and food production and depleting key ecosystem services.

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A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry

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At best the permits minimize coastal erosion and gloss over storm surge and flood risks in relation to climate change,” he said. Louisiana’s approach to tackling the climate crisis is steeped in cognitive dissonance. Persistent gaslighting by many of Louisiana’s politicians wasn’t restricted to the climate crisis during 2022.

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A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

Despite the region’s shrinking wetlands, the government continues to permit new LNG export facilities on the Gulf Coast , and is encouraging hydrogen and carbon capture sequestration developments , though they too will lead to further land loss. The Environmental Impact Study prepared on behalf of the U.S.

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The results are in from the Arctic’s annual checkup

Grist

This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The permafrost continues to thaw, potentially releasing up to 600 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year. The impacts of a changing Arctic are not confined to those who live there.

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Climate Advocates Voice Concerns Over Fossil Fuel Handouts in Stalled Infrastructure Legislation

DeSmogBlog

trillion Build Back Better Act filled with social and climate program expansions — purports to take on climate change, but Thunberg dismissed the legislation in her comments during the opening session of the Youth4Climate event in Milan, Italy, on September 28. Climate Leadership?