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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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It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. To align itself with the Paris Agreement, Brazil should actually increase its ambition.

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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. Peruvian Youth Filed Action Against Government Demanding Action on Climate Change, Amazon Rainforest. Williams , No. 19-cv-6855 (E.D.N.Y.

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