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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation. AMLO has come under criticism for his commitment to fossil fuel production and refining in Mexico.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction. billion tonnes by 2029-2030. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032.

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

Based on current national GHG emissions commitments for 2030, global temperatures will likely exceed 1.5°C To limit warming to 2°C we must rapidly accelerate climate change mitigation measures and reduce GHG emissions by 27% by 2030 and 63% by 2050. We Urgently Need to Curb Rising Global Temperatures. F) of warming in the 21st century.

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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

According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change. Through the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) published in 2016, Brazil committed to reducing GHG emissions by 37% by 2025 and by 43% by 2030 as compared to a 2005 baseline.

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Business and industry must rise to the challenge of climate change

Physics World

The alarm bells are deafening,” he warned, “and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk.”.

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Guest Commentary: Indonesian Human Rights Commission’s first human rights complaint on the impacts of climate change

Law Columbia

From 2000 to 2015, Indonesia lost an average of 498,000 hectares of forest annually, making it the world’s second-largest driver of deforestation after Brazil. C, for example, by continuing to approve new fossil fuel projects. The human rights complaint.