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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

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Indonesia has the third largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo. This was an increased unconditional commitment compared to the 2010 pledge of 26%. In late 2022, Indonesia nudged its goals upward to 32% below BAU, and (41% to 43% below BAU with foreign assistance). Its long-term plan calls for carbon neutrality by 2060.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

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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 decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. And somehow historical.

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

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Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.

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

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Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.

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

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The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] Victor, Fixing the Climate: Strategies for an Uncertain World (2022).

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

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Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa John O'Brien | Legal Newsline | April 4, 2022 After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

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Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink by Michael Blanding (2010) Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas (2008).