Remove Air Pollution Remove Deforestation Remove Paris Agreement
article thumbnail

Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

Governmental policies established as a result of commitments made in the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement have already successfully prevented the emissions of several Gigatons of CO 2 , targeting deforestation, energy efficiency, new technology deployment, and carbon accounting as their main mitigation efforts.

article thumbnail

Energy news as COP23 is taking place in Germany

Edouard Stenger

Meanwhile, many forget that the flip side of local air pollution is global climate change. We have seen it many times over, pollution from our air, water and soil is killing nine million people every year. Meanwhile, as WRI reports , Brazil and Indonesia have seen higher levels of deforestation.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

During the lockdowns, we saw air pollution clear and nature coming out of hiding – from penguins wandering the streets of Cape Town to kangaroos bouncing through Adelaide. These agreements form the only viable global roadmap to protecting the natural world that sustains us and lifting billions of people out of poverty.

2020 40
article thumbnail

Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Indoor air (pollution) : coming under OSHA rather than EPA, there are laws in place to ensure that employees work in a clean and safe environment with good ventilation. Indoor air is anything contained with a building. The first and most visible way in which the public is aware of and engaged with environmental law is pollution.

article thumbnail

February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The modified rule would have applied nationwide, with exceptions for Mexico’s three largest cities, where air pollution is of particular concern. The complaint focuses on deforestation in five Amazonian regions: Loreto, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Amazonas and San Martin.

2020 40
article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court also found that the plaintiffs had demonstrated irreparable injury based on “the waste of publicly owned natural gas, increased air pollution and associated health impacts, and exacerbated climate impacts.” The youth plaintiffs filed an appeal on February 16, 2018. Future Generations v.

2018 40