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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose the very day of the summit to announce that his government will push off the deadlines for phase-outs of methane gas-burning boilers, as well as sales of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars. The success of this case has inspired a wave of similar lawsuits in several other countries, many of them successful.

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UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

Envirotec Magazine

This is a key finding of a new scientific report, “The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action” , published on 23 September at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York. co-chair of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and President of the Republic of Palau. . ·

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

Despite fears about cost increases and low-sulfur fuel availability, the change was a success in terms of decreasing pollution that contributes to ocean acidification and harms the health of humans and marine life. Regulatory rewind: On Jan.1, The biggest shipping companies (i.e., retailers like Amazon, Walmart, or Home Depot).

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

Business Green

I count on government leaders and all stakeholders to ensure COP26 is a success.". Sensible and forward-looking businesses know they need to act now to change the way they do business and more and more governments are putting in place the plans and actions to deliver a resilient, net zero economy. window shutting.".

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Not so moral money?

Business Green

Leaving aside whether or not pretty much the entire scientific, political, and financial establishment is populated by "nutjobs", Kirk is guilty of a long-standing error about the nature of risk. Or, as he puts it, throughout his financial career there has always been "some nutjob telling me about the end of the world".

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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

Business Green

Anthropogenic climate change is at once evident and escalating, transforming natural, economic and socio-political environments. As well as mitigating threats, governments and their militaries are manoeuvring to exploit opportunities and leverage advantage. times higher than the global average. Arctic militarisation.

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

Green Business Bureau

The documentary does close on a happier note, presenting green changes happening today, such as human diet changes – eating less meat – and government intervention reversing deforestation in Costa Rica. For decades, the American political system has seemed incapable of addressing climate change on the scale necessary.