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HotSpots H2O: In Madagascar, Droughts Caused by Climate Change Contribute to Famine

Circle of Blue

Though its northern and central regions are lush with tropical weather and rainforests, the south is historically dry, comprising vast desert stretches. The last public records, from 2018, show the purse at $20 billion short. .

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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. Photo by Andre Deak via Flickr. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental. In Future Generations v.

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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

One formulation that has been suggested is, “What are the obligations under international law of a State for ensuring that activities under its jurisdiction or control that emit greenhouse gases do not cause, or substantially contribute to, serious damage to another State or State?”

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Analysis: How to cut emissions from ‘big sport’?

A Greener Life

The event reportedly generated 882,900 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, following which the organising committee received approximately 1.10 In 2018, the International Olympic Committee issued a new methodology for measuring carbon footprint, which it made mandatory for the organising committees of every Games.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

ESA

The most recent assessment was released in November 2018. Lucas and retiring House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) had a strong bi-partisan partnership after Democrats retook the House in 2018. Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact – The New York Times. National Nature Assessment.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule [25] requiring facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to report their direct GHG emissions. [26]

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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.