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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 timing of these climate disputes is not accidental. The first results of this wave of Brazilian climate litigation bring good news.

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The Stream, December 14, 2022: Scrutinizing Mexico’s Tourist Train, UN Raises Concerns about Cultural and Environmental Damage

Circle of Blue

In Mexico , the rushed development of a tourist train across the Yucatan peninsula threatens biodiverse rainforests and Indigenous communities, drawing UN attention. Cranberry farmers in Massachusetts and New Jersey are reckoning with their future amid unpredictable rainfall and a changing climate. . More Water News.

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Memo to JPMorgan Chase Shareholders: Stop Banking on Climate Chaos

Union of Concerned Scientists

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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Policy News: January 10, 2022

ESA

Panelists will share their experience at COP26 and together we will discuss what actions ESA members can take to help society mitigate and adapt to climate change in a just and equitable way. 11, 2022, from 12-4 pm eastern time. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States.

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The Stream, April 27, 2022: How a Rural Nebraskan Town Is Moving Forward a Year After Toxic Ethanol Plant Closes

Circle of Blue

Biodiversity experts say climate catastrophes are destroying the habitats of African animal species. Climate change is disrupting ecosystems and affecting the survival and suitability of species to live in their usual habitats.”. Shyla Raghav, Vice President of Climate Change at Conservation International.

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COP28: Sombre climate report indicates we are on track for 3 degrees C warming

A Greener Life

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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Emergency?

Legal Planet

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. Next time: siting renewables and transmission.