Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. Indonesia has the third largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo. Carbon emissions from land use change (mostly logging) are comparable to Brazil’s, though Brazil gets a lot more publicity. Several official plans.

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Paris Agreement Sea Level Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions 242

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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Paris Agreement Carbon Emissions Climate Change Rainforest 212

A Greener Life

JANUARY 13, 2023

Britain is working towards the long-term goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This small handful of countries is part of an elite club, the Alliance of Carbon-Negative Countries. All three countries have relatively modest emissions and extensive areas of forestry for their size. Suriname is 93% rainforest.

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Paris Agreement Rainforest Deforestation Carbon Emissions 52

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It was reported in January that a developer had filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court challenging the City of Santa Rosa’s law requiring appliances in new homes of three stories or less to use electricity rather than natural gas. Peruvian Youth Filed Action Against Government Demanding Action on Climate Change, Amazon Rainforest.

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2020 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Greenhouse 40