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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

In a statement responding to the summit’s shortfalls, Greenpeace International Executive Director Mads Christensen said that lagging governments should expect to be held accountable “on the streets, in the courts and at COP28,” the last a reference to the upcoming international climate treaty conference in Dubai.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

A 2020 study by researchers from the University of Alberta warned that scaling up livestock grazing to meet future food demand could threaten the biodiversity of herbivores and pollinators worldwide. The post Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns appeared first on DeSmog.

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Review of Climate Policy Options

Low Carbon Prosperity

In other cases where fewer practical lower cost alternatives exist, the demand for a commodity is “inelastic.” Emitting carbon pollution causes local air pollution and health costs plus the economic damages from storms, crop-loss, forest fires, rising sea-levels, ocean acidification, spread of disease and other issues.

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

Green Business Bureau

These include climate change, biosphere integrity (functional and generic), land-system change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows (nitrogen and phosphorus), ocean acidification, atmospheric aerosol pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, and the release of novel chemicals. Length: 1 hour 24 minutes. 7: I Am Greta.