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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

Climate litigation is gaining momentum in Brazil as a tool to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal deforestation. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Nestle, P&G say they will miss 2020 deforestation goals Richa Naidu | Reuters | September 27, 2019 Nestle, known for products such as KitKat bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream, says on its website that in 2010 it “made a commitment to no-deforestation” by 2020.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Nestle, P&G say they will miss 2020 deforestation goals Richa Naidu | Reuters | September 27, 2019 Nestle, known for products such as KitKat bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream, says on its website that in 2010 it “made a commitment to no-deforestation” by 2020.

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

In 2019, Nestlé recorded over 1,000 cases of deforestation daily. Nestle, P&G say they will miss 2020 deforestation goals Richa Naidu | Reuters | September 27, 2019 Nestle, known for products such as KitKat bars and Haagen-Dazs ice cream, says on its website that in 2010 it “made a commitment to no-deforestation” by 2020.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

Mainstream journalists reported, repeatedly, that the Amazon was “the lungs of the world,” and that deforestation was like a nuclear bomb going off. At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables.