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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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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

Governmental policies established as a result of commitments made in the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement have already successfully prevented the emissions of several Gigatons of CO 2 , targeting deforestation, energy efficiency, new technology deployment, and carbon accounting as their main mitigation efforts.

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

A Greener Life

The attempt by the Brazilian government and its coal industry to find ways to sustain coal mining adds to Brazil’s already worn-out image at COP26 , due to its consecutive wildfires and continuing deforestation , mainly in the Pantanal and the Amazon, and to the reduction of environmental supervision in the country.

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Frontiers’ volunteers: Riding for restoration and… cake

Frontiers

When people think of Switzerland, deforestation and destruction of ecosystems doesn’t really come to mind. In fact, over two-thirds of our world’s tropical forests have been lost to rampant deforestation for logging, mining, and agriculture. Featuring custom-built technology, artificial ? About Frontiers. healthy planet.

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

Thousands of people trying to promote new policy ideas, new campaign strategies, new technologies, or new businesses related to climate change are here, taking advantage of the globally influential audience right nearby, the huge global platform, and the opportunity to work out and argue over ideas in the dense primeval soup.

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Should We Intensify Farming to Prevent Disease Epidemics like Coronavirus? An Interview with Josef Settele

Environmental Progress

Most commonly the term is associated with the degree of increase in input factors such as energy, fertilizers, pesticides, financial capital, and “technological sophistication” used, irrespective of the actual output or cost-benefit of the system. Josef Settele, Professor of Animal Ecology and Social-Ecological Research, Dept.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

Edited by Michael Burger (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law), Teresa Parejo (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Lisa Sachs (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). With research and administrative support from Nathan Lobel (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment).

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