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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. The court also ordered the State, considered remiss, to release the resources of the Climate Fund , a government program that aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation

A Greener Life

Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. However, in 2019 “only” 1,154 sq km of land was deforested in Indonesia as a result of human activities, the lowest in two decades and a 75% decrease from 2018, which saw 4,624 sq km of loss. gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing. They told Nestlé that they wanted them to stop. Of course, they are still pumping as we speak.”

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing. They told Nestlé that they wanted them to stop. Of course, they are still pumping as we speak.”

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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

They are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council upon the nomination of their home governments. The Pulp Mills case between Argentina and Uruguay of 2010 spoke of environmental impact assessment as a principle of customary international law. It sits in the Hague. It has 15 judges.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

A long-term objective would be that, consistent with other environmental legislation in which California has taken a lead, the federal government may eventually take over and establish a comprehensive corporate climate disclosure regulation of its own. Jody Freeman, “The Private Role in Public Governance,” 75 N.Y.U.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. USA: Nestlé’s Latest Exploits: The case against Nestlé hasn’t stopped growing. They told Nestlé that they wanted them to stop. Of course, they are still pumping as we speak.”