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Emergency?

Legal Planet

A 2022 Rainforest Action Network repor t found that “fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $4.6 percent of GDP in 2025 as the share of fuel consumption in emerging markets (where price gaps are generally larger) continues to climb.” trillion or 6.8

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. This financial instrument is essential to controlling deforestation in Amazonia. Brazil (on Amazon Fund).

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How to Spread the Word About Climate Change

Environment Blog

The effects of global warming will become irreversible by 2025 so now is the time for zero tolerance for ignorance! Focus on a small issue that they can’t really disagree with – plastic waste or deforestation – and aim to get them to agree to a small change like starting to recycle or using a reusable water bottle.

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Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation

A Greener Life

Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. of total tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2019.

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COP26: Deal reached to aim to end deforestation by 2030?

A Greener Life

World leaders on Monday last week hailed a major breakthrough when, on the first official day of COP26 , a deal was agreed to stop deforestation by 2030. trillion of global assets – including Aviva, Schroders and Axa – will also commit to eliminating investment in activities linked to deforestation. Enabling deforestation.

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Extreme weather ran amok in 2024, report

A Greener Life

The weather phenomenon, El Nino, influenced extreme weather events at the beginning of 2024 – however, the report’s authors say that their study found that climate change played a more prominent influential role, including a historic drought in the worlds largest tropical rainforest – the Amazon.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil. In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily.