Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 27 years of previous climate conferences, there was no central discussion of health and the impacts of climate change. To me, environmental law and climate policy are about people, protecting people, and advocating alongside those disproportionately affected by climate change. More than ever before.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 10, 2021

The combined effects of the Cochiti Dam upstream and climate change have cut the river’s flow to a fraction of what it once was, and the overflowing banks from her father’s childhood are bone dry. Whitmer urged federal and state lawmakers to fund resilient infrastructure in the state and to take action to combat climate change.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 30, 2021

National Geographic reports that local agroforestry cooperative in Brazil called RECA could become a model for agriculture in Brazil—one that requires far less land than cattle ranching, preserves biodiversity, protects soil and water, and sequesters carbon in its trees, mitigating climate change.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue — August 10, 2021. It travels north along the Mahakam River, and two days later arrives in the central highlands of Borneo’s ancient rainforests. More than 30 percent of Borneo’s rainforests have been destroyed in the past half-century. . Kalimantan, Borneo © Marc Veraat.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

According to the Emissions Gap report, released annually and which looks at the pledges made by countries to tackle climate change, the world faces between 2.5C The point of no return Climate scientists warn that facing a scenario where the world warms by 3 degrees C, we would pass a point of no-return tipping points.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. The case is the latest on a growing climate litigation trend in Brazil.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 3, 2024

What this case is truly about is made clear in Letitia James’ post on X, “The beef industry is one of the largest contributors to climate change, and JBS has falsely advertised its commitment to sustainability and endangered our planet.” So, Letitia James’ problem is with beef. We would be pleased to speak with your organization.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2021

29th of July was the day calculated as Earth Overshoot Day for 2021, the day which marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2021 the carbon footprint of transportation will remain lower than pre-pandemic levels. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This post takes note of the progressive development of human rights and the environment, and climate change, in particular, while contextualizing them within the broader context of rights-based climate litigation. Recent Developments on rights-based climate litigation. dated September 22, 2021). Argentina et al.

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Washington Nature

MAY 13, 2022

For comparison, the left is a photo of the Fraser River from 2011, the right was taken on November 17, 2021, showing the floods from space. Unfortunately, the combination of human development and climate change has wreaked havoc on the Fraser’s natural abundance. Credit: The Earth Observatory/NASA, @Cmdr_Hadfield/Twitter.

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With the largest rainforest in the world, the largest freshwater reserves on the planet and the most significant amount of arable land where food is produced, the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean in the fight against climate change is undeniable. By Maria Antonia Tigre, Florencia Ortúzar, Javier Dávalos.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Spring is a time of new beginnings, and this spring scientists are calling for financial institutions to start doing their part to limit the worst impacts of climate change and hasten a just, equitable transition to clean energy. trillion in the seven years since the adoption of the Paris climate agreement. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Legal Planet

JULY 5, 2023

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. According to the Climate Emergency Declaration Organization, 2336 jurisdictions around the world have declared it to be an emergency. But climate change is different. trillion or 6.8 Download as PDF The post Emergency?

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Circle of Blue

JULY 2, 2021

A new report out of Australia outlines the devastation that climate change could bring to the country’s land and water ecosystems. It’s clear that climate change is already happening and having impacts.” – David Karoly, the leader of the Earth Systems Hub in Australia. In Case You Missed It: .

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

Although not a silver bullet, it is likely to have positive consequences of decreasing GHGs, advancing work to prepare for the worsening physical impacts of climate change, and encouraging climate friendly innovations. [10] 12] Here are some details about the proposed California legislation. Times , July 18, 2023. [7]

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If you’d like to learn more about how TNC researchers have been advancing the science around the impacts of climate change, we have been actively (1) researching the impacts of climate change and the potential of (2) natural climate solutions , such as forests, to capture and store carbon. PeerJ 9 (2021): e11802.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

Over the last year Brazil has seen numerous innovative climate litigation claims filed that have questioned the country’s climate policies and general effects of activities on climate change. (I The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

Working To Strengthen Sustainability Through DEP Climate Program -- TribLive: Westmoreland Launches Pilot Program For Electric Vehicle Chargers At County Parks -- CONSOL Energy Releases 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report -- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Climate Change Is A Military Problem For U.S.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola workers in Ghana protest unfair dismissal of colleagues Modern Ghana | January 11, 2021 Angry workers of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited in Ghana have protested at the premises of the company following the alleged dismissal of about 30 of their colleagues.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola workers in Ghana protest unfair dismissal of colleagues Modern Ghana | January 11, 2021 Angry workers of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited in Ghana have protested at the premises of the company following the alleged dismissal of about 30 of their colleagues.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola workers in Ghana protest unfair dismissal of colleagues Modern Ghana | January 11, 2021 Angry workers of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited in Ghana have protested at the premises of the company following the alleged dismissal of about 30 of their colleagues.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Photo credit: UN Climate Change / Kiara Worth via Flickr. The finance, a pledge of £8.75bn of public finance from 12 countries including the UK between 2021 – 2025, will support activities in developing countries, including restoring degraded land, tackling wildfires and supporting the rights of indigenous communities.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2021

Wolf For Taking A Serious Step On Climate Change -- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Joining RGGI Will Strengthen PA’s Recovery - National Assn. Trillion Spending Package -- Bloomberg: Democrats Propose Tax On Carbon-Intensive Imports In Budget Deal -- Utility Dive: U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. Climate change is a material risk, but it is only one factor in an investment decision.” .

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

Please join ESA in sharing lessons learned from the 2021 United Nations Conference of the Parties Meeting (also known as COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, and actions we can take going forward as a professional society Jan. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. 27 at 11:00am eastern.

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ESA

JULY 1, 2022

This ruling essentially disallows the EPA to impose actions that would reduce life threatening carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants contributing to climate change. News Coverage of the West Virginia v EPA Decision: US Supreme Court hobbles the EPA’s authority over climate emissions – Nature. The New York Times.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Climate: Twenty-seven Democratic members of Congress wrote to US Climate Envoy John Kerry asking him to push the United Arab Emirates to remove Sultan Al Jaber as the head of this year’s U.N. climate talks. Kerry has previously made remarks supportive of Al Jaber’s role in the climate talks.

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