Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
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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Breezometer
JUNE 7, 2022
According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. The rate of emissions growth year on year slowed between 2010-2019 in comparison to the previous decade.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
From 2000 to 2015, Indonesia lost an average of 498,000 hectares of forest annually, making it the world’s second-largest driver of deforestation after Brazil. Most of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) and energy sectors.
Edouard Stenger
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
It crashed the 10 GW barrier in 2010. Meanwhile, as WRI reports , Brazil and Indonesia have seen higher levels of deforestation. However, we are barely reaching a third of the necessary carbon cuts to make the Paris Agreements a success. In 2016, the world added 138.5 GW of renewables to the grids.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 10, 2019
the highest surge in fires since 2010. Furthermore, the mass-burning of the Amazon rainforest is emitting incredible amounts of carbon, multiplying the effect of deforestation by. The EU claims “through this agreement, the EU and Mercosur are also committed to. effectively implement[ing] the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
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.
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