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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

Mexico’s carbon emissions are about the same as those of Texas, the highest-emitting US state. Per capita emissions, however, are far lower, given Mexico’s much larger population. Unfortunately, there are doubts about how much progress Mexico will make in cutting emissions.

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Environmental groups applaud legislation to advance climate related financial legislation

Enviromental Defense

It focuses on reducing carbon emissions and building resilience in the real world, whereas most activity in climate finance focuses on reducing risks for investment portfolios. Instead, finance needs to help mitigate climate change by reducing carbon emissions and building resilience.

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Innovators in 2023 Carbon Removal Landscape

Ivy Protocol

Author: Ieva Blazauskaite (Ivy Protocol, Marketing Lead) To meet the climate goals outlined by the Paris Agreement, a unified approach, combining both Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Engineered Carbon Removal Solutions is crucial. Tackling carbon emissions: Nature vs technology? About blue carbon.

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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. This could become an important market mechanism for steering India away from coal investment.

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Business and industry must rise to the challenge of climate change

Physics World

COP26 has four main aims , the first of which is to reach global net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century and to try to limit warming to 1.5 °C The group also said that any assumptions made when preparing financial statements must be compatible with the Paris agreement. Global goals.

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Analysis: Coal returns to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

A Greener Life

The plant was recently reported to have secured financing from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China’s largest commercial bank. The environmental impacts of coal power – from local air and water pollution to carbon emissions – have made the project controversial. “We

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The EU-MERCOSUR Deal: A Litmus Test for Resolving the Growing Paradox of Development and Conservation

Vermont Law

But, the idea of a shared benefit—both to the world and Brazil—is a paradox developing and developed nations have struggled with concerning their global commitment to reduce overall carbon emissions because, as Bolsonaro implied during his remarks, overly restrictive environmental regulations could impair a nation’s economic growth and development.