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Author: Don Wallace

UN Human Rights Ruling Could Boost Climate Change Asylum Claims

01/21/2020 Don Wallace

The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats. The historic…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: International Policy, Litigation, Migration

East Africa Locusts Threaten Food Security Across Subregion, Alerts UN Agriculture Agency

Don Wallace

Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” that could spill over…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Agriculture Practices, Drought

Major U.S. Cities Consider Climate Emergency Declarations

01/18/2020 Don Wallace

Leaders Declare Climate Emergency for San Diego At least a dozen California cities and hundreds nationally that have already declared…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Climate Emergency, Local Policy

Indonesia Loses Two UNESCO Islands To Sea-Level Rise

Don Wallace

On Wednesday, Indonesia’s Jakarta Post reported that two small islands in South Sumatra have become submerged by rising seas, and four other islands…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Island Nations, Oceans

Court Quashes Youth Climate Change Case Against Government

Don Wallace

The Ninth Circuit federal appeals court has thrown out the landmark climate change lawsuit brought on behalf of young people…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Litigation, National Policy

Could Taal Eruption Cool Our Warming Planet?

Don Wallace

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines spewed enough sunlight-blocking gases into the atmosphere to cool global temperatures…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Weather Event

2019 Second Hottest Year On Record, UN Confirms

01/15/2020 Don Wallace

“The average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial era and ocean heat content is at a…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Global Warming, Science, Weather

KCMO: Make Your Comments For The Hearing On Resolution 200005, Which Calls For Updating City’s Climate Protection Plan

01/13/2020 Don Wallace

Use the “Witness Request” link at the top of the web page to submit your written views on the proposed…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy

KCMO: Updating The City’s Climate Protection Plan

01/11/2020 Don Wallace

Hearing scheduled for January 15, 2020, 10:30 am 26th Floor Council Chamber on the proposed KCMO Resolution 200005, which calls…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy

Young Activists Tell Davos Leaders To Dump Fossil Fuels

Don Wallace

Climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg and 20 other young activists from around the world have written an op-ed ahead of…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Davos, Finance, fossil fuels, Greta Thunberg

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