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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.

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Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

As the IPCC working group II report put it, many communities are running up against hard and soft limits to adaptation—the hard limits being physical and the soft ones being a lack of resources and political will. Source: IPCC Working Group II Report, AR6.

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War in Ukraine and the Climate Crisis Are Connected: Our Future Depends on Solutions that Address Both

Union of Concerned Scientists

The week in February when Russia attacked Ukraine, government representatives and scientists from around the world were hard at work finalizing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Multiple crises colliding with climate change.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. The most direct effect of the executive order will be on state government operations. Leopard: Thornybush Game Preserve (photo G.Whaley).

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. In the past, government oversight was more relaxed, which meant even less motivation.

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In the Midst of Climate Disaster, We Continue to Cater to Big Oil

Vermont Law

Political controversies and fear of litigation may have played a role. Politics aside, the Biden Administration may have felt forced to approve this project. Anonymous government sources told CNN that the Administration felt as though “ their hands were tied.” emissions 50% below 2005 levels by 2030.

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30 Major Climate Initiatives Under Biden

Legal Planet

The earliest action covered is Biden’s rejoining the Paris Agreement; the most recent is a burst of final actions taken around Earth Day 2024. begins the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement on Biden’s first day in office. officially became a party to the agreement again on February 19, 2021. April 22, 2021.