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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

by 2020 against a 2010 baseline. According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change. While Brazil achieved its emission reduction goal from the NPCC, the reduction targets of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest were not fulfilled.

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Energy news as COP23 is taking place in Germany

Edouard Stenger

In 2016, the world added 138.5 It crashed the 10 GW barrier in 2010. The IEA estimates that $231 billion were invested globally in efficiency solutions in 2016, a nine percent increase over the previous year. Meanwhile, as WRI reports , Brazil and Indonesia have seen higher levels of deforestation. Transportation.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The Court recognized that the measure could lower the cost of fuel but determined that economic considerations must be balanced against the right to a healthy environment and Mexico’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a signatory of the Paris Agreement. Total (Nanterre District Court).

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