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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

For several years, headlines about Amazon deforestation have all been bad. Good news in Brazil where deforestation in the Amazon declined 66.1 For the first eight months of the year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than the same period in 2022. percent compared to last August. Gray: Yes, for sure.

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Climate crisis calls world’s top scientists to Montreux 

Frontiers

Devastating forest fires, record-breaking carbon emissions, and the warmest ocean temperatures on record are just a few of the issues we’ve seen escalate, alongside rising deforestation, pollution, and plastic production. The Frontiers Forum has been an annual event held in Switzerland for leading researchers in their fields since 2015.

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Business and industry must rise to the challenge of climate change

Physics World

That increase will breach the targets agreed by the 2015 Paris climate agreement set at COP21 and bring widespread devastation and more instances of extreme weather. C above pre-industrial levels, for example by phasing out coal, stopping deforestation, switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewables.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

Enhanced coal production Despite the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed the countries of the world to lower carbon emissions, India has seen no need to reduce coal use. Furthermore, in July 2023, India passed a new law that has made it easier to clear forests, including for coal mines.

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2021 in review – another year of climate extremes?

A Greener Life

There was some progress reached on ending deforestation and phasing out coal before, as in true COP tradition in the 11th hour and, a deal was struck. Ahead of the crucial UN climate summit, the mood was sombre about whether an agreement was to be reached as the ambitious target of 1.5

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IPCC: Limiting warning to 1.5°C is almost beyond reach?

A Greener Life

They pointed to the fact that since 2010 the cost of solar, wind and battery technology has decreased by up to 85%. They added that due to the increase in climate-friendly policies and laws we have seen enhanced energy efficiency, reduced deforestation rates and accelerated the deployment of renewable energy.

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Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?

A Greener Life

A recent investigation into forest carbon offsets run by Verra, the world’s leading offsetting certifier, and used by companies including Disney, Shell and Gucci found that 94 percent of offsets bought through Verra failed to reduce deforestation or were for forest areas where deforestation wasn’t happening anyway.