In 2016, Carnegie Mellon researchers calculated the state-by-state carbon footprint of a typical feast, including roast turkey stuffed with sausage and apples, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Thrown away food is also an issue.

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OECD's analysis shows #climatechange is projected to become the primary driver of biodiversity loss by 2050, weakening ecosystem resilience to extreme weather and pollution While climate mitigation policies can reduce air pollutants, renewable energy expansion poses risks to biodiversity.

For the PISFCC, success is defined not just by legal rulings but by securing the fundamental right for their people to remain on their ancestral lands, to preserve their cultural heritage, and to achieve climate justice.

The project aims to integrate traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge with Western scientific methods to identify optimal locations for coral growth and monitoring, addressing the critical state of the reef following these mass-bleaching events.

The study found that resource scarcity caused by drought forces wildlife, such as carnivores hunting livestock when their natural prey is limited, to seek food sources on human properties.

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Mountains are warming 0.21°C per century faster than surrounding lowlands and are facing more unpredictable rainfall and a shift from snow to rain, mirroring rapid changes seen in Arctic regions. This increases risks of floods due to warmer temperatures changing snowfall to rain.

The number of extreme one-day precipitation events are increasing, with nine of the top 10 years occurring since 1995. Future projections indicate a threefold increase in their likelihood and a 20 percent rise in severity of extreme rainfall events within the next 45 years.

The coastal neighborhoods near these flood-imperiled facilities disproportionately house people of color, have higher poverty rates, and lower rates of home and vehicle ownership, indicating a greater vulnerability for marginalized communities.

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Four of these five summits have decreased in elevation by at least 6 meters (20 feet) due to the loss of snow and ice, with only two retaining perennial ice as their highest point as of 2024.

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Recent European data shows that PHEVs are driven in electric mode only about 30% of the time, contrary to the over 80% assumption, resulting in carbon emissions five times higher than projected. Manufacturers use PHEVs as 'compliance cars' to meet CO2 regulations in Europe and California.

The Sierra Club memo, authored by legal experts, highlights that weakening the Endangerment Finding would not only hinder #climatechange efforts but also create substantial legal uncertainty and potential liability for polluters.

Guterres emphasized the need for climate justice, calling for G20 nations to double adaptation finance this year and triple it by 2030, while also urging the capitalization of the loss and damage fund and the establishment of global early-warning systems by 2027.

A global warming limit of 3°C may end up warming the planet by 4 degrees instead. The same UN estimate that predicts warming of 2.8°C under current policies also has an uncertainty range up to 4.6°C. There is “no certainty that adaptation to a 4°C world is possible,” according to the World Bank.