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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

Secretary General António Guterres asked nations to arrive at the session with concrete commitments for phasing out fossil fuels, observing in his opening remarks that “humanity has opened the gates of hell.” But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. In the U.S., The Juliana v.

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

1, 2020 rules adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) came into effect that substantially decreased the amount of sulfur allowed in maritime fuels with the goal of cutting sulfur oxide emissions from ships by 77%. Regulatory rewind: On Jan.1, EEXI reflects the energy efficiency of ship design.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree We need immediate action on energy.

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

Green Business Bureau

This period is marked by our industrial revolution with the discovery of fossil fuel gold and its sinister implications. These choices demand self-reflection regarding our fossil fuel use and what we eat. For decades, the American political system has seemed incapable of addressing climate change on the scale necessary.

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Here there be monsters

Business Green

And investment in fossil fuel infrastructure and ever increasing extraction is still continuing. There is a need for resilience in all things that remains grossly underappreciated by political and corporate decision makers at almost all levels. But emissions are still rising. without some form of carbon removals.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

These changes will only worsen for as long as society continues to burn fossil fuels, and for some time after. The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, an organization made up of seven Indigenous governments in south-central Alaska, is leading several projects aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to the changing ocean.

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

The wanton burning of fossil fuels, new agricultural methods, chemical manufacturing and production processes have all contributed to unprecedented pollution that are poisoning our air and our water. The disinformation efforts of fossil fuel companies include denying children access to a science based education.