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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

John Ruggie’s 2008 Framework imposes only a responsibility, not a legal duty, on companies to respect human rights. A duty imposed for more directly attributable pollution under The Pact, such as deforestation or oil spills, may be easier to define and therefore to enforce on corporations. The Global Pact could change this.

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Governors Lead the Fight on Forests and Climate

Legal Planet

Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. is pulling out of the agreement altogether. Arnold Schwarzenegger helped launch in 2008. When the annual U.N. delegation will take up much of the oxygen in the negotiating hall.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

After all, to achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement , namely keeping the rising global average temperature below 2°C (35.6°F) C above pre-industrial levels (Paris Agreement, art. After all, to achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement , namely keeping the rising global average temperature below 2°C (35.6°F)

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation. The MPF brought a tort case against de Rezende for causing the deforestation of 2,488.56 The MPF further seeks up to R$ 85.4 Ministério Público Federal v.

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