Banking Carbon Emissions Rainforest 
HumanNature
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of approximately 28 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon (IPCC, 2021). Deforestation not only threatens biodiversity and disrupts ecosystems but can also increase carbon losses and reduce the capacity for carbon sequestration (Macedo et al.,
Legal Planet
MAY 5, 2022
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. The geography is extremely diverse, featuring high mountains, deserts, and rainforest. What’s the state of climate policy in Mexico?
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Environmental Progress
JUNE 29, 2020
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. Groups motivated by anti-humanist beliefs forced the World Bank to stop trying to end poverty and instead make poverty “sustainable.” In my early 20s I lived in the semi-Amazon doing research with small farmers fighting land invasions.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 10, 2019
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.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
Sometimes referred to as “Over the River” territory, or “OTR” for short, the island’s northern parts also go by the name written on a sign that juts from the sprawling landform’s parched banks: “Carib Country.” The move comes amid India’s push to reduce their own carbon emissions.
Environmental Progress
AUGUST 8, 2020
In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Kasprak falsely suggests I am unconcerned about rising carbon emissions and climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The international meeting yielded no breakthrough on phasing down emissions nor on the unconscionable levels to which banks and asset managers continue to bankroll oil, gas and coal. Five years ago, the World Bank said it would end investments in oil and gas extraction by 2019. Banking against science.
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