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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The Amazon rainforest on the Urubu River. 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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Is the Amazon Approaching a Tipping Point? A New Study Shows the Rainforest Growing Less Resilient

Inside Climate News

By Georgina Gustin The world’s largest rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from droughts and fires, pushing it farther toward a threshold where it could transform into arid savannah, releasing dangerous amounts of greenhouse gases in the process.

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Circle of Blue

But it also indicates that by swiftly and drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the worst effects of climate change can be prevented, avoiding worst-case outcomes for water availability. “I And it shows that certain trends such as rising seas and shrinking ice sheets will continue even if carbon pollution were halted immediately.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. This financial instrument is essential to controlling deforestation in Amazonia. Brazil (on Amazon Fund).

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New York is Coming for Your Cheeseburger with Greenwashing Case

Greenbuilding Law

This blog may sound like a broken record as we have time and again warned about the risks of a business claiming that they will be “net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040” or the like. in a scheme to garner climate conscious customers. So, Letitia James’ problem is with beef.

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Explainer: Why does chocolate have a high carbon footprint?

A Greener Life

Milk, in turn, has high greenhouse gas emissions because of the methane produced by cows’ digestive systems. We can damage the stability of the atmosphere on both sides of the equation – by emitting too many greenhouse gases, or by reducing the earth’s CO2-absorbing capacity (for example, by chopping down rainforests).

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The alliance of carbon-negative countries

A Greener Life

A quick reminder of what net zero is: it’s the balance point at which a country, business or organisation absorbs as much greenhouse gases as it produces. Suriname is 93% rainforest. Deforestation is an ongoing problem, so it is unlikely that Madagascar will be carbon negative for long. You are carbon neutral.