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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

The complaint seeks to order the president, Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, the Ministry of Finance, and regional governments to develop action plans to reduce net deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon to zero by 2025.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

44] Germany will have spent $580 billion on renewables and related infrastructure by 2025, according to energy analysts at Bloomberg [45] and Germany generated 37.5 44] Germany will have spent $580 billion on renewables and related infrastructure by 2025, according to energy analysts at Bloomberg [45] and Germany generated 37.5

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. The Court concluded that the precautionary principle and the right to a healthy environment require consideration of ethanol’s environmental risks, including its contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

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