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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. And a majority of those actors have only expanded production in the intervening years.

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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. In 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands issued a landmark ruling — subsequently upheld on appeal — in a climate lawsuit brought by Urgenda and Dutch citizens against the national government. In the U.S., The Juliana v.

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Stakeholder Capitalism Still Makes Business Sense

Andrew Winston

The Not So Good News On climate, companies are lagging behind the 2015 Paris agreement goals to hold global temperature rise to below 2°C (and preferably limit it to 1.5 °C). Again, stakeholder capitalism makes business sense. Many companies are now falling behind even their own targets.

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Understanding Biodiversity Loss In A Changing Climate

Energy Innovation

Burmese pythons in Florida overconsuming local fauna) and the introduction of pollution and toxins (e.g., Historical trends (1900 to 2015) and projections for each scenario to 2050 of different biodiversity metrics. clearing natural habitats for cropland) and resource extraction (e.g., PFAS and other “forever chemicals”).

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

While reefs are suffering because of a variety of factors — overfishing, pollution, and ocean acidification among them — it’s widespread warming that is causing the most concern, as sea surface temperatures have slowly ticked up over the last 100 years. And like all coral species around the world, they are under threat.

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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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Understanding Biodiversity Loss In A Changing Climate

Energy Innovation

Burmese pythons in Florida overconsuming local fauna) and the introduction of pollution and toxins (e.g., Historical trends (1900 to 2015) and projections for each scenario to 2050 of different biodiversity metrics. clearing natural habitats for cropland) and resource extraction (e.g., PFAS and other “forever chemicals”).