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The Not-So-Good News About Carbon Offsets

Legal Planet

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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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

Law Columbia

The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia. Illegal deforestation in traditional land. Illegal deforestation in traditional land.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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

A Greener Life

Today, this is done via the Energy Development Account (CDE), a fund for the development of the energy sector, including coal, supplied by charges to energy distribution companies. But a request for an amendment to this bill is seeking to extend the deadline to 2035.

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Canada’s big banks face MPs over their financing of the climate crisis

Enviromental Defense

The Big Five banks have a choice: either work with legislators to chart a change of course or have new laws – like the Climate-Aligned Finance Act – imposed on them.” – 30 – About Ecojustice Ecojustice uses the power of the law to defend nature, combat climate change and fight for a healthy environment.

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Recognizing the Rights of a River: Challenges and Opportunities from Colombia to Colorado

HumanNature

The river, as with its inhabitants, are directly harmed by illegal mining, deforestation, and other extractive and harmful activities. Despite current inaction, constitutional law in Colombia now recognizes the Atrato River as a living entity with rights. Rather, the purpose may have been to empower the local communities.

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

It was agreed that the 2022 COP will take place in Egypt, which has just enacted a new law restricting peaceful protest (so don’t expect the same level of activity in the outer ring as in Glasgow), the 2023 COP in the United Arab Emirates. Of course, the COP also decides where future meetings will be held.