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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. Using the courts has become especially critical, say climate experts and lawyers, given the insufficient political responses to the climate emergency. “In

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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, EEXI reflects the energy efficiency of ship design.

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

Business Green

Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree We already know what's needed to secure a safer future: from saying no to polluting fossil fuels like the Cambo oil field, to restoring the natural world, protecting forests and meeting financial promises to support people on the frontline of the climate crisis.

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

Green Business Bureau

These include climate change, biosphere integrity (functional and generic), land-system change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows (nitrogen and phosphorus), ocean acidification, atmospheric aerosol pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, and the release of novel chemicals. Length: 1 hour 37 minutes.

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Here there be monsters

Business Green

There is a need for resilience in all things that remains grossly underappreciated by political and corporate decision makers at almost all levels. The question of moral hazard and the risk of a well intended sector being hijacked by polluters makes many people extremely nervous. without some form of carbon removals.

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

Grist

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. Climate pressures like ocean acidification have made it harder for the mollusks to build and maintain shells.