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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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According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change. While these targets were established voluntarily, they became mandatory once the Paris Agreement was promulgated as national law in Brazil through an executive decree.

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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. After all, to achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement , namely keeping the rising global average temperature below 2°C (35.6°F) C above pre-industrial levels (Paris Agreement, art. C above pre-industrial levels (Paris Agreement, art.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Montana Federal Court Agreed to Consider Keystone XL-Specific Documents and 2012 Biological Opinion in Challenge to Authorization Under Nationwide Permit. The complaint focuses on deforestation in five Amazonian regions: Loreto, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Amazonas and San Martin. Williams , No. 19-cv-6855 (E.D.N.Y.

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