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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

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The claim is grounded on the constitutionally recognized right to a healthy environment; fundamental rights such as the right to life, dignity, health, food, and housing; along with several recognized principles of international environmental law and international climate change commitments. by 2020 against a 2010 baseline.

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

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Brazil famously hosted the UN Earth Summit in 1992 and Rio+20 in 2012. International law, which is based on sound scientific evidence , clearly establishes the pressing need for effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. C above pre-industrial levels (Paris Agreement, art.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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