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Will renewable energy save us from climate change?

Global Green

Michael Moore’s last movie, Planet of the Humans , questions the reliability, affordability and sustainability of renewable energy. The thought-provoking film also highlights the renewables’ dependence on fossil fuels. The post Will renewable energy save us from climate change? How green are renewables?

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

We’re already experiencing the impact of climate change across the world; now an update from the IPCC suggests weather extremes could become the norm in the near future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

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Climate Litigation in Latin America and the Caribbean:  launching a regional Platform for Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

With the largest rainforest in the world, the largest freshwater reserves on the planet and the most significant amount of arable land where food is produced, the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean in the fight against climate change is undeniable.

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Analysis: Brazil plans to continue investing in coal-fired power despite global shifts

A Greener Life

Despite the worldwide mobilisation towards the adoption of renewable energy, the Brazilian government continues to promote the use of coal, the most polluting fossil fuel. The UN’s climate conference, COP26 , has seen more than 70 countries commit to putting an end to energy sources such as coal by mid-century.

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

It’s pretty clear that neither the innermost nor outermost circle has yet achieved much concrete advance in dealing with climate change. The Paris Agreement is organized around NDCs: statements of what each nation plans to do to contribute to resolving climate change. Then things move on. But it’s not nothing either.

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

As ecosystems and biodiversity fall to cities, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and pollution, nature’s ability to provide food, oxygen, clean water and climate regulation plummets. Meanwhile, the climate emergency has not gone away. Ending fossil fuel subsidies and making renewable energy the future.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. It determines the responsibility of previous generations to the future.