Grist
MARCH 8, 2024
The industry’s current line of argument in the Honolulu case (and others) is that these lawsuits are about the broader issue of emissions and pollution, and that the federal Clean Air Act preempts any claim brought by cities and states. Last week, the companies asked the Supreme Court to toss that ruling.
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2021
The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors. By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. Seaweed, on the other hand, which makes up New Wave’s shrimp-mimic, sequesters carbon and reduces ocean acidification.
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Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 18, 2023
During this era, humans began releasing concentrated amounts of carbon and other emissions, causing extreme air pollution and marking the start of the constant rise of atmospheric CO2, leading us to where we are today. . Ocean acidification – Surface ocean acidity has already increased by 30 percent since pre-industrial times.
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. In one of these cases, small island states are seeking an advisory opinion that defines countries’ legal requirements for protecting the oceans from harmful climate impacts — such as ocean acidification and sea level rise – that threaten their very existence.
Business Green
AUGUST 26, 2020
Analysis by Carbon Tracker last week tallied up total oil sector write-downs at $87bn over the past nine months, thanks to a combination of lower oil demand and the accelerating clean energy transition. As such, moves are now being made to try and address these growing risks.
Low Carbon Prosperity
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
This article provides a primer on the three major policy building blocks available for reducing carbon pollution: pricing mechanisms, subsidies , and regulations. In other cases where fewer practical lower cost alternatives exist, the demand for a commodity is “inelastic.” The same elasticity effect applies to pollution.
Climate Tech VC
AUGUST 17, 2023
With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. The drop in sulfur oxide emissions, which ironically have a cooling effect in the atmosphere by reflecting light, has also played a role in record high ocean temps this year.
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