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DeSmogBlog
APRIL 4, 2024
The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release.
Grist
MARCH 8, 2024
The industry’s current line of argument in the Honolulu case (and others) is that these lawsuits are about the broader issue of emissions and pollution, and that the federal Clean Air Act preempts any claim brought by cities and states. Last week, the companies asked the Supreme Court to toss that ruling.
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DeSmogBlog
JUNE 28, 2021
Attempts to sue polluting companies and governments over their responsibility for climate change would have a greater chance of success if they made better use of the latest science, according to a study by Oxford University researchers. The study reviewed 73 climate litigation cases against polluters across 14 jurisdictions.
Green Tech Challenge
MAY 3, 2019
The sustainability of this growth is however compromised by overfishing and rising ocean pollution. Pollution from litter, sunscreen chemicals, and boats making day trips to the island in large numbers (200 boats and 5000 tourists per day) had gradually damaged 80% of the island’s ecological system.
Grist
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
The United States government has done little to curb this potent pollution, which makes up 36 percent of the country’s methane emissions. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. According to the United Nations , reducing methane emissions from cows could be one of the quickest ways to slow climate change.
Andrew Winston
OCTOBER 9, 2024
The regulations have driven some companies back to a “just comply with the law” mindset (which slows their ambition). And while investors coming the table was a good thing, it has amped up attention on their needs over those of other stakeholders. Looking back, there were important cracks in the BRT’s logic.
Low Carbon Prosperity
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
This article provides a primer on the three major policy building blocks available for reducing carbon pollution: pricing mechanisms, subsidies , and regulations. The same elasticity effect applies to pollution. Economists argue that Pigouvian taxes , like a carbon tax, are the most economically efficient means of reducing pollution.
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