Energy Central

APRIL 1, 2024

To make south Louisiana’s oil and gas infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather, Entergy Louisiana wants to build a $441 million floating natural gas power plant as the land around it continues to vanish from a combination of sinking and sea-level rise.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Foley Hoag LLP counsel and United Nations practice group Chair Christina Hioureas and associate Alejandra Torres Camprubi will serve as panelists for a series titled “Climate, State and Sovereignty: Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise,” to be held in consecutive months from September – December 2020. Brill/Nijhoff 2020).

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The research looked to explore this and identified biodiversity loss, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events as the most crucial topics to tackle in terms of overall impact, urgency, and geographical reach. They are a climate regulator and a provider of food and energy, and also support tourism and millions of jobs.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It’s hoped this will highlight areas where the design and resilience of sea walls could be strengthened. Dr Melis Sütman, an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Heriot-Watt’s School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, said: “The sea level around the UK has already risen by around 1.5

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

” It contributes to everything from sea level rise on the East Coast to European temperatures. It’s a real possibility but opinions differ on the time horizon. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC, is part of a water “global conveyor belt.”

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

And, according to a new study out Tuesday in Nature Communications, 13 percent of its costs can be attributed to human-caused sea-level rise. In other words, without warming temperatures and rising seas, tens of thousands of homes would have gone untouched, and $8.1 billion in damages.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 1, 2024

Many cities will have disappeared due to sea-level rise. Many people would be malnourished. Forests would be stripped back into savannahs. Island nations would be completely submerged. Climate refugees will be on the move. Normal” temperatures in many parts of the world would be unbearable.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The technology will allow the SFPUC to enhance odour control, boost energy recovery, and reduce the plant’s environmental footprint. In addition, the Cambi technology allows the SFPUC to enhance odour control and boost biogas output and energy recovery. The higher classification will expand the byproduct’s beneficial uses.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 24, 2022

NASA’s sea level projection tool, using data provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, makes data available to everyone with a stake in planning for the sea level changes to come.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 20, 2021

Hurricanes, wildfires, winter storms, sea level rise, floods and heat waves, among other threats, have exposed the incredible fragility of our infrastructure and underlined the dire need to bake climate resilience into every utility’s decision-making processes. We desperately need it.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century. Read the original: Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century.

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Energy Central

MAY 10, 2022

These are the common bases for skepticism regarding ‘adjusted” near-surface temperature measurements, “adjusted” sea surface temperature measurements, conflicting sea level rise measurements and multiple unverified and unvalidated climate models.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Here’s a sampler of some of their work around sea-level rise, art, and agriculture. Last year, he installed an exhibit that envisioned Times Square drowned in 26 feet of water as a result of sea-level rise. We know the seas are already rising. Mel Chin, artist. Egypt, North Carolina.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

The climate crisis will also change the speed of flows in our seas, as storm tracks change and sea levels rise. Biologists will be observing fish and the seabed habitats they use, whilst simultaneously tracking seabirds to see what they eat and where, and how much energy that costs them.

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Grist

JANUARY 13, 2023

Oceans, which cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, absorb the majority of the solar energy that reaches Earth as sunlight. As increasing emissions trap more and more of it here at home, with about 93 percent remaining in the sea. The rest is reflected back into space.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

But climate control represents a particularly bedeviling problem, since more energy use contributes to climate change, which in turn causes greater temperature extremes that necessitate even more energy use to maintain a controlled indoor environment (sometimes known as the “doom loop” of AC ).

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We are proud to see that our data is empowering governments as they evaluate national climate risks; it’s providing the agricultural sector critical with insights into crop health; it’s revealing species dynamics in biodiverse ecosystems; and it’s informing the public on the global energy transition. SkySat image of Malé in the Maldives.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

The latter includes all ocean-based economic activity, including fishing, shipping, mining, port operations, oil and gas exploration and energy generation. domestic energy as offshore oil.". The group is quick to distinguish the " blue economy " from the " ocean economy." It's triage at this point," Helvarg explained. "I

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 17, 2019

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s population in urban areas is resource intensive and leads to increased energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Below we will discuss constraints such as temperature, sea-level rise, and rainfall in more detail. Sea-Level Rise. Image source: The Hound. Temperature.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Extreme heat and storms, sea level rise, intense wildfires — climate change may threaten everyone, but many BIPOC communities are more vulnerable to climate impacts. Business has an important role to play in helping to bring climate justice and racial equity front and center while shifting the finance for the energy transition.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Earlier this month Hawaiian Electric announced a slew of solar-plus-storage projects to continue its shift to fossil-free energy. The 185 megawatt/565 megawatt-hour Kapolei Energy Storage project marks a dramatic arrival to the big leagues for developer Plus Power.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 8, 2022

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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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A global energy company wanted to undertake a physical risk assessment to understand the firm’s potential exposure to climate hazards, such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and sea-level rise that could lead to supply chain disruptions and increased operating costs for the business.

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Grist

APRIL 8, 2022

In short, even if countries were to defy their history of delay and act heroically quickly to boost clean energy, the odds are that it won’t be enough. A section of bike path covered in ocean water during the “King Tide” event — made worse by sea-level rise — in Mill Valley, California, in January. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Grist

MAY 17, 2021

Between 7,000 and 9,000 years ago, as glaciers melted, sea levels rose rapidly, burying miles of the Trinity River Valley — along with its mounds of sand — beneath the seafloor. That knowledge could help scientists and planners predict how rising seas will impact coastal landscapes and ecosystems in the coming years.

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Rinexii

JANUARY 13, 2023

billion to improve public health and reduce pollution Green roofing and rooftop gardens, clean energy, and zero emission school buses will all help reduce emissions and help cool off urban areas. As sea levels rise and floods become more common, infrastructure like this will be all the more critical to reducing damage.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Honolulu’s suit is demanding monetary damages to help cover the steep costs of responding and adapting to climate impacts, such as extreme flooding, coastal erosion, and sea level rise.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2021

Our chamber has a long history of taking actions to fight climate change driven by carbon emissions in order to protect small businesses from sea level rise and severe weather, which are costly to individual businesses and the economy in general. Take Environmental Action. Cut Business Costs. Increase Employee Satisfaction.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Striking both for their beauty — and for the grave and imminent threat posed by sea-level rise and coastal erosion. At a fundamental level, it is a crisis and it’s happening right now and affecting millions of people,” he said. It’s why climate change has always felt personal to him. “At

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Moreover, the poll findings released today suggest the overwhelming majority of Conservative Party members - 85 per cent - support government incentives and investment to help homeowners and landlords improve home insulation and energy efficiency. They will also bring down bills with wind and solar being by far the cheapest energy sources.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Happy Earth Day 2021!

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Though it’s insulated from sea level rise, the state of Iowa faces many dangerous climate change impacts — which in turn threaten the nation’s food supply. Fortunately, the state is rich in renewable energy potential and eager advocates who hope to harness it. Energy Efficiency and Solar Offer an Avenue to Advance Equity.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2021

Instead, you can read their shorter chapters on the scientific consensus on topics like extreme weather or regional changes in sea-level rise. With these models, scientists can ask: If the globe heats up by a specific amount, what might happen in terms of sea-level rise, droughts and the ice sheets?

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 3, 2019

Three panelists will talk about new examples of cities approaching the challenge of climate change in creative and innovative ways including transportation, to greening city buildings, to protecting against sea-level rise, to vulnerability assessments that help each community to identify their greatest risks and opportunities.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 23, 2021

It will warn of a rise in heatwaves, destruction of 90 percent of global reefs, accelerated sea level rise and stronger hurricanes and typhoons. G20 representatives are currently in Italy for an Environment, Climate and Energy ministerial meeting, focused on how to ensure sustainable growth and a clean energy transition.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to DeSmog’s investigation, they include icon carver and YouTuber Jonathan Pageau, who has characterized fears about climate change as “secular apocalypticism,” as well as podcaster and author Michael Malice, who has said that projections of sea-level rise are “literally a religious belief.”

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