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. The oceans can provide various ‘services’ to help tackle these issues, and fourteen solutions were evaluated.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. Litigation has a key role to play in light of this lack of ambition from states and other stakeholders,” said Maria Antonia Tigre, director of global climate litigation at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

At a Columbia University symposium, physicist Edward Teller warns oil executives about rising levels of carbon dioxide and the likelihood of global warming and sea level rise by the end of the century. I love how he calls greenhouse gas emissions from cars “pollution.” Document 1: 1959. FRANTA: Absolutely.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

To this end, the IPCC has recommended governments urgently press ahead with policies, laws, and strategies that drive near-term climate action, while working with the private sector to unlock funds that can help tackle climate change.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But as sea levels rise and the islands continue to subside, the costs of fortifying and maintaining the structures may exceed the value of the land and agricultural production behind them, says Alf Brandt, counsel to the State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Kimmons, who prefers to go by the name Queen, said what her neighborhood doesn't lack is pollution. Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The people of Honolulu are now one step closer to putting these polluters on trial. We look forward to proceeding with our case and having our day in court to show how Exxon is breaking the law and to put an end to the deception once and for all,” Attorney General Healey responded in a statement.

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