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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

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Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Deforestation in the Amazon decreased significantly (by over 70%) during Lula’s last two terms, while it jumped (about 60%) under President Bolsonaro.

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Food and Farming Makes the Menu at UN Climate Talks

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Missing in action, I thought, was a frank discussion of the impact of industrial farming, the role of carbon sequestration, and agriculture’s potential to transition from being an emitter of greenhouse gases to being a mitigator. Farming, from farm to table, contributes 25% of worldwide greenhouse emissions. In the U.S.,

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Emergency? Part 4

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There should be a concerted effort to reach an international agreement for methane reduction, akin to the Kigali Amendment, which phases out another important greenhouse gas – hydrofluorocarbons — with emission reduction dates, enforcement, and funding and technical assistance to help countries meet the targets.

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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

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Westlaw searches for “global warming” and “greenhouse effect” pick up only a handful of citations before 1985. The other article about nuclear power also observed in passing that “coal combustion may disrupt global weather patterns by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, creating a ‘greenhouse effect.’”.

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Opinion: Food systems transformation critical to reducing emissions

A Greener Life

Changing the way we produce and consume food could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 10.3 The devastating war in Ukraine has understandably distracted media and political attention from climate change and related issues. billion tonnes a year. Photo credit: FAO / Victor Sokolowicz. By Patty Fong. billion tonnes a year.

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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

William serves as project lead for the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force , a unique subnational collaboration of 38 states and provinces that is working to develop regulatory frameworks to reduce emissions from deforestation and land use. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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Food is finally on the table of global environmental summits, but to what end?

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Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. These systems need political and financial backing. Posted on December 23, 2022 by Smita Narula.