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The Not-So-Good News About Carbon Offsets

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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

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According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. C increase, the IPCC report states GHG emissions must be cut back by 43% by 2030 and 84% by 2050 (relative to 2019 levels).

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

A Greener Life

billion in energy projects in Brazil between 2005 and 2019, according to data from Boston University’s Global Policy Development Center. In Brazil , the Chinese state-owned enterprise PowerChina is investing in the Pedras Altas plant in Rio Grande do Sul, which will have a capacity of 600 megawatts (MW). billion – was in coal.

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The EU-MERCOSUR Deal: A Litmus Test for Resolving the Growing Paradox of Development and Conservation

Vermont Law

United Nations General Debate – New York, September 24, 2019. During his United Nations (“UN”) Speech, Brazil President Bolsonaro made clear his government’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development to benefit Brazil and the world. . – President Bolsonaro at opening of the 74. solemn commitment.”

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

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These funds should be aligned with pro-nature growth in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the upcoming global framework on biodiversity. These agreements form the only viable global roadmap to protecting the natural world that sustains us and lifting billions of people out of poverty.

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Will renewable energy save us from climate change?

Global Green

Moreover, as suggested by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, renewable energy is much better than fossil fuels exploitation in terms of sustainable development (unlike someone in Moore’s movie suggested). Hydropower.

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The Year in Water, 2021

Circle of Blue

1 Comment / March 2, 2021 Navajo Generating Station shut down in 2019 and is now being dismantled. Even as the global poverty rate rose for the first time in two decades and more people in developing countries were thrust into poverty, utilities proved more resilient than expected. What Happens with the Colorado River Water It Used?

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