A Greener Life
JANUARY 20, 2023
Between 2000 and 2019, Indonesia lost more forest to mining than any other tropical country, with coal extraction the main driver, the first ever biome-wide assessment has found. Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
to 45% between 2000 and 2005, then down to 42% by 2010. The rate of deforestation has since slowed, but it is still of major concern. Timber smuggling is another major cause of deforestation in the region. Furthermore, this decrease has accelerated, dropping from 45.9% Such an increase would have severe consequences.”
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Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Biodiesel and renewable diesel are closely related fuels made from the same oils and fats, which remain scarce, expensive, and linked to deforestation and food price spikes. While ethanol remains the largest US source of biofuel, biodiesel and more recently renewable diesel have accounted for most of the growth since 2010.
Breezometer
JUNE 7, 2022
According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. The rate of emissions growth year on year slowed between 2010-2019 in comparison to the previous decade.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 27, 2021
Worldwide, the cost of utility scale solar fell 82% between 2010 and 2019, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), driven down by cheaper manufacturing costs in China, which accounts for around 72% of global production. “Since 2019, our electricity bill has gone up a lot because of the tariff hike.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 3, 2024
USA: Thousands protest Nestlé's request to bottle a MILLION gallons of water every day from Florida springs as water flow reaches historic low Stacy Liberatore | Daily Mail | November 11, 2019 Nestlé has come under fire for its plans to bottle more than a million gallons of water a day from natural springs in Florida.
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