Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Mexico is also highly vulnerable to climate change. What’s the state of climate policy in Mexico? The climate issue has to be placed in the broader context of Mexico’s situation. Because of its geography, Mexico is vulnerable to climate impacts.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

In his new role as Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , Jason will help direct a major sub-national coalition focused on reducing tropical deforestation and advancing inclusive, equitable, low-emissions development at jurisdiction scale.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. According to the Climate Emergency Declaration Organization, 2336 jurisdictions around the world have declared it to be an emergency, but we are not really acting like it. Next time: ending deforestation.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Plaintiffs aim to hold the federal government accountable for worsening the dangers of climate change through increased reliance on fossil fuels and for breach of its fiduciary obligation to protect the atmosphere and oceans under the public trust doctrine. Win or lose, Juliana. In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court. attorneys.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 11, 2023

A snapshot of recent progress on wildfire policy On Earth Day 2022, President Biden signed an executive order committing his administration to “Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation.” Human-caused climate change is exacerbating wildfire risk.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Both are leading scholars in their fields, exceptional classroom educators, and leaders of public interest initiatives that are shaping climate change and environmental law and policy in California, the U.S., and jurisdictions around the world. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

with increasing evidence showing that this is man-made climate change. Thus, the urgency for solutions increases here at COP22 where the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (. is meeting to discuss and improve climate change goals. hottest on record. The experts discussed the use of.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At the UN climate conference last week, Colombian officials said they would declare 30 percent of the country as protected land by next year. Climate change is threatening freshwater systems in Colombia, where cloud forests provide 70 percent of the country’s drinking water. Google claims the water-use data is a trade secret.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. Libanda said Namibia, which has battled drought throughout the past seven years, is increasingly vulnerable to climate change.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 8, 2023

A combination of climate change, pollution, and overfishing further strained the Mekong, which some had written off as an unsavable ecosystem. Nonprofit organizations and private landowners have stepped up in recent decades to combat deforestation. million people, Mongabay reports. The heat further dried out soils.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Effective preventive action involves both cutting emissions and tackling other drivers of tipping events, such as deforestation or overfishing. And a multilateral regime to regulate research and experimentation. .” It is also clear that solar geoengineering could never be a substitute for preventive tipping point mitigation.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2021

decrease in global forest biocapacity due in large part to the spike in Amazon deforestation. million hectares of forest were lost in 2020 and estimates for 2021 indicate up to 43% year-over-year increase in deforestation. The notable drivers of consumption is the 6.6% carbon footprint increase over last year, as well as the 0.5%

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Climate change and deforestation are reshaping the monsoon season, causing ice on the Tibetan plateau to melt , and affecting freshwater supplies to more than one billion people. Rising global temperatures are changing evaporation patterns and reducing moisture feedback from forests, disrupting downwind rainfall.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30. Lire en français ici. Leer en español aquí. It’s just not the end of the world.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

After an extra year’s delay and a summer of climate change-induced disasters , the 26 th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) entered its second week on Monday. More than 100 countries p ledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. by Korey Silverman-Roati.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The increasing concentration of these gases is undoubtedly due to human activities, including the combustion of fossil fuels, industrial processes, deforestation, and destructive agricultural practices. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are already causing severe climate change, and the worst is yet to come.

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HumanNature

JANUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Rodale Institute My earlier example of soil ecology does not do justice to what functions soil organisms provide; a more comprehensive list includes improvement of soil fertility via nutrient transformation, soil aggregation, pathogen suppression, carbon storage, biofilm formation, water cycling, and temperature regulation 2.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 28, 2023

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental Defence experts on climate change, climate finance, Just Transition, clean transportation and, safeguarding freshwater react to the Federal 2023 budget, released today.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

How climate change and human activity are driving violence between farming and pastoralist communities. Climate change and human activity are driving desertification, a form of land degradation which leads to vegetation loss and fewer water sources. . By Kunle Adebajo and Murtala Abdullahi, CCIJ — April 14, 2022.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Climate Change Brings Water Risks. Is Michigan Ready for Climate Change? Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: 2 Comments / November 2, 2021 Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Climate Change Brings Water Risks.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The last few days saw two major developments in international rights-based climate litigation, with the adoption of a new resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) and a long-awaited decision on a climate case by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Recent Developments on rights-based climate litigation.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Chelsea Gómez joined the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law in October 2021 and serves as a Graduate Research Assistant supporting research on City Focus Groups on Climate and Equity-based Policies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from St. Edward’s University.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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ESA

APRIL 25, 2022

House Science Committee to hold hearings about the Department of Energy Office of Science and climate science. White House repeals Trump-era National Environmental Policy Act regulations. After the inventory, the agencies will develop policies for climate-smart management and conservation of old-growth forests. Executive Branch.

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ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Proposed changes would require developers to more carefully consider how their projects contribute to climate change and pollution. California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as the director of the Bureau of Land Management. Executive Branch. International.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

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. This directly impacts human health and wealth.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

Maybe regulations can be brought and incentives for farmers to run a tighter ship in terms of pandemic risk that still allows them to make money. Lots and lots of regulations around trade and production but when we think about new ones it’s not really looked at. Peter Daszak, President, Eco-Health. They just need to be looked at!

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Deforestation, air and water pollution, and lack of sanitation systems have led to public health problems and resource scarcity.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this issue: Global Climate Talks Commence in Glasgow. Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. House Releases New Reconciliation Bill Text, Includes Funding for Climate Science. Global Climate Talks Commence in Glasgow. Executive Branch. International.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 149. With respect to climate change, the D.C.

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

Panelists will share their experience at COP26 and together we will discuss what actions ESA members can take to help society mitigate and adapt to climate change in a just and equitable way. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States. Global Change Research Program.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

10 - Maps Of The Wissahickon. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. -- TribLive: Resolution Would Name Park Over Pittsburgh’s I-579 After Activist Frankie Pace -- PA Cap-Star: Republican Rep. Rejoins Coalition To Achieve 1.5C

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE #130: FEATURED CASE. and non-U.S.

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