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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. The court also ordered the State, considered remiss, to release the resources of the Climate Fund , a government program that aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

It’s the lowest level for the month of August since 2018 and it continues a downward trend. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The high demand for balsa wood in blades for lightweight structural support has linked the wind industry’s demand to increased Amazon rainforest logging and balsa plantation farming. Governments can support research into, and companies can experiment with, new substitute materials for balsa wood in wind turbines.

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The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

Circle of Blue

Operating since 1989, the co-op reconstructs rainforest conditions by planting up to 40 species, about a dozen of which they process into food products sold throughout Brazil. Another mine, which closed in 2018, was also retrospectively given permission to release water under emergency powers granted by the state government in June.

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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union

Corp Watch

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments

Corp Watch

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Federal Government (via USA SPENDING). Federal Government (via SAM). SEC 2018) Repsol Subsidiaries (via U.S. Repsol fined for anti-competitive practices.

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