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The Role Of Managed Retreat In Adapting To Sea Level Rise

Energy Innovation

As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. Since 1900, sea levels have increased 8 inches on average globally, and by 2100, sea levels will likely rise between 1 and 4 feet (Sweet et al.

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Oil Drilling in the ‘Land of Water’: ExxonMobil Hunts for More Fossil Fuels in Guyana Amid Sea Level Rise Fears

DeSmogBlog

In 2020, the Center for International Environmental Law reported that ExxonMobil had already flared, or burned, roughly 9 billion cubic feet of fossil gas, making tiny Guyana one of the world’s top 10 gas-flaring countries. Sea level rise isn’t the only reason oil development may leave Guyana more exposed to floods and storms.

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Foley Hoag Attorneys Christina Hioureas and Alejandra Torres Camprubi to Participate in Dialogue Focused on Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise

Energy and Cleantech Council

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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Wetland conservation “the most effective approach to climate regulation”

Envirotec Magazine

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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Fossil Fuel Companies Ask Hawaii Supreme Court to Dismiss Honolulu’s Climate Case

DeSmogBlog

The Thursday hearing centered on the fossil fuel defendants’ contention that federal law, not state, applies to the case. of the firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, stated that given the global nature of the climate problem, state law cannot apply. Boutrous, Jr., It’s definitely the case to watch.

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Honolulu’s Climate Suit Against Big Oil Advances Towards Trial

DeSmogBlog

This will be the first [climate liability] case to go to a jury,” Patrick Parenteau, emeritus professor of law and senior fellow for climate policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School, told DeSmog. He called the ruling a “breakthrough.” “Not

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Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink

Grist

Coastal Georgia regulators want to change a rule designed to protect the state’s marshes, which serve as a buffer against storms and rising sea levels and a vital part of the coastal ecosystem. There are going to be more and more bulkheads built along the Georgia coast over the years as the sea level rises,” he said.

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