Legal Planet
JULY 29, 2021
William serves as project lead for the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , a unique subnational collaboration of 38 states and provinces that is working to develop regulatory frameworks to reduce emissions from deforestation and land use. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Coal companies routinely walked away from gaping chasms in the land, polluted streams, and deforestation. An estimated 10 percent of emissions of methane — a gas with 34 times more planet-warming potential than carbon dioxide — come from active or abandoned coal mines. Coal production has been in precipitous decline since 2008.
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Edouard Stenger
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Anaerobic digestion is a biological process happening naturally that breaks down organic matter in an airless environment, resulting in the generation of methane and carbon dioxide (among other things, see below). Carbon dioxide makes up to one third of biogas and could potentially be another revenue stream for operators.
Environmental Progress
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Globally, the rate of reforestation is catching up to a slowing rate of deforestation. [11] crops declined 18% between 1980 and 2008 and is today 80 percent lower than their 1972 peak. [17] 32] Part of the reason the planet is greening stems from greater carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and greater planetary warming. [33]
Law Columbia
JULY 2, 2021
Circuit’s January 2021 decision vacating the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule for carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation. Ministério Público Federal v.
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