Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

Global hunger and deforestation: Excessive consumption of bio-based diesel fuels has already contributed to the 2022 global food crisis , and is accelerating deforestation caused by increased soybean and palm oil cultivation around the world. It makes no sense for California to consume most of the US supply of bio-based diesel.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2025

Examples are forest cover and deforestation, weather and extreme events, air pollution, and freshwater availability, among many others. Recent developments have extended the power of satellite data … Continue reading Satellite detection of methane plumes, 2022-2024

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

Tropical deforestation is estimated to cause more climate warming emissions than the global transportation sector , and deforestation rates have increased despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more information on the 12 th Annual Meeting of the GCF Task Force here. Background on the GCF Task Force. See here for more information.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the 2019-2022 period compared to the three previous years. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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Frontiers

APRIL 5, 2022

The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate. The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds [link] — Michael Wolosin (@MWolosin) March 24, 2022. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, many often fly under the radar. Article link: [link].

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights) (ADPF 760) and PSB et al. By Isabela Soares Bicalho, Gabriel Mantelli, Maria Antonia Tigre and Carmem Añon Brasolin.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

These include the Landfill Methane Regulation , SLCP Reduction Strategy , 2022 Scoping Plan , and SB 1383. Next time: ending deforestation. Here’s Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 ). California has established a suite of strategies that lead the world in their ambition and sophistication. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Enviva Whistleblower: Mongabay reports that Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, has contributed to significant deforestation in the U.S. The post The Stream, December 7, 2022: England’s Water Industry Mostly Owned by Private Foreign Interests, Report Reveals appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

Background The Singaporean government introduced the ICC Framework in November 2022, in tandem with the progressive increase in carbon tax rate under the Carbon Pricing (Amendment) Act 2022 from the current S$5 per tonne of emissions to S$25 per tonne in 2024 and 2025, and S$45 per tonne in 2026 and beyond.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — January 31, 2022. The report’s other recommendations include limiting groundwater extraction and reducing deforestation. Pollution and poor sanitation are linked to the country’s staggering child stunting rates, which affect 35 percent of children under age 5. Jakarta’s descent is literal.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By Kevin Damasio Under pressure after racking up Amazon deforestation records, Par state is now targeting the bioeconomy. In November 2022, the governor of Par, Helder Barbalho, was part of Lulas entourage at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt, where Brazil stated its intention to host COP30 in the Amazon in 2025.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Satellite imagery cited in a 2022 report indicates that from 2000 to 2020, Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s forest cover decreased from 45.9% The rate of deforestation has since slowed, but it is still of major concern. Timber smuggling is another major cause of deforestation in the region. to 39.3%, or 6,103 km2 to 5,226 km2.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Efforts to reduce deforestation and its impact on the climate, biodiversity, and people – in particular Indigenous Peoples and local communities – are more needed and critical than ever. A full field visit brochure (in Spanish) is available here. Summaries of Day 1 and Day 2 are available from the GCF Task Force webpage.

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Frontiers

APRIL 20, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 7, 2022

The timing of COP26, at the tail-end of 2021, means many of us have started 2022 with a renewed urgency around sustainability. Read the full story at The Manufacturer.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

For the AMOC (and other climate tipping points ), the only action we can take to minimise the risk is to get out of fossil fuels and stop deforestation as fast as possible. In 2022, the G20 governments alone subsidised fossil fuel use with 1.4 From Caesar et al. trillion dollars , up by 475% above the previous year.

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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2022

In the case of the Amazonian fires of 2019, there was no clear information on what exactly was burning: forests or previously deforested areas that had been converted to pasture and cropland,” explained Dr Alexandra Tyukavina, of the University of Maryland. Read original article ? Download original article (pdf).

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Acoel

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Smita Narula. Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. Image by Charles Echer from Pixabay.

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Legal Planet

JULY 5, 2023

A 2022 Rainforest Action Network repor t found that “fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $4.6 trillion in the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, with $742 billion in fossil fuel financing in 2021 alone.”

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2022

Submit them via www.regulations.gov or email to ow-docket@epa.gov using the subject line EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418. Such activities could include water pollution from illegal gold mining, deforestation, and drug cultivation. It argues that the mine is a domestic source of minerals needed for batteries and other non-fossil fuel energy.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Guest Post by Débora Nunes , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. My current research, focused on the impacts of deforestation for women in the Amazonia Region, is a direct result of the places I’ve been, the roads I’ve walked, and the pain and love I’ve felt.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. They added that due to the increase in climate-friendly policies and laws we have seen enhanced energy efficiency, reduced deforestation rates and accelerated the deployment of renewable energy. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Spaceport Cornwall expects to host regular Virgin Orbit launches from early 2022 and hopes to be the UK’s only “horizontal spaceport” – meaning that rocket-carrying planes can both take off and land. OneWeb – another US competitor – has so far launched 358 and will achieve global coverage using 648 satellites by the end of 2022.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 12, 2023

Amid drought, some central California farmers in 2022 received 0 to 18 percent of their expected government water allotments; in 2023, they will receive 100 percent, Ambrook Research reports. billion project would “exacerbate flooding during the rainy season,” deforest “spiritually-significant forests,” and block fish migration.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In July 2022, Indonesians at the frontline of climate change filed a claim before the National Human Rights Commission seeking recognition that climate change is a matter of human rights and calling on the Indonesian government to take stronger action. By Margaretha Quina and Mae Manupipatpong*. The human rights complaint.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C The latest IPCC report assesses global sources of greenhouse gas emissions and the progress of strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

The gift was announced at the 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show by The GIANT Company President Nicholas Bertram, Harrisburg University President Dr. Eric Darr, and Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. Posted: January 10, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 13, 2021

The latest IPCC climate report, Climate Change: The Physical Science Basis is the first instalment of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), with the remaining three reports to be released during 2022. Unprecedented. And the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in a sombre mood, saying: “Today’s IPCC report is a code red for humanity.

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Frontiers

JULY 27, 2022

In 2022, Possenia’s efforts focus on restoration of ecosystems and rewilding. 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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, half of all Tesla vehicles produced in the first three months of 2022 had LFP batteries. Nickel mines can cause deforestation and water and soil contamination, such as in Claver , Philippines. They’re also adopting cobalt-free batteries such as LFP (containing a L ithium-Iron- P hosphate cathode).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

However, land use changes, such as deforestation, have big impacts on the environment. They sequester carbon, clean the air, provide habitat, grow resources, offer countless opportunities for recreation, bestow beauty, filter water we drink, and help prevent streams and rivers from flooding. What a beneficial natural resource!

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. These effects of climate change have been closely linked to socioecological hazards, including biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation, coastal erosion, overfishing, and freshwater salinization (Douglas & Cooper, 2020). OECD (2022).

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Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Daniel C. When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

But in addition, for this round in particular, the Glasgow Climate Pact requests that parties accelerate their next NDC update, submitting it by the end of 2022 to strengthen their 2030 emissions target ( Article IV, para 29, PDF ). Of course, the COP also decides where future meetings will be held.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

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