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Climate Negotiators To Focus on Renewables and Rainforests

Environment + Energy Leader

Climate negotiators are aiming for net zero by 2050, requiring a tripling of renewable energy by 2030. They will take up the issue at this year's climate conference in Bonn, Germany, where the plight of the rainforest nations will also take center stage.

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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

The geography is extremely diverse, featuring high mountains, deserts, and rainforest. Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation. Because of its geography, Mexico is vulnerable to climate impacts.

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Amazon deforestation still high despite Brazil's COP26 pledge

Inhabitant

Last week at COP26 in Glasgow, 100 countries, including Brazil, pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030. However, recent figures for October show that Brazil is nowhere near protecting the Amazon rainforest. In fact, the latest numbers are the second most appalling since scientists began measuring deforestation.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The high demand for balsa wood in blades for lightweight structural support has linked the wind industry’s demand to increased Amazon rainforest logging and balsa plantation farming. The company aims to make all its blades fully recyclable by 2030. The supply of balsa wood, on the other hand, is highly concentrated in Ecuador and Peru.

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Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions

Legal Planet

Through the MAP, GCF Task Force members are also committing to reducing tropical deforestation by at least 80% by 2030, increasing reforestation and adaptation efforts, and enhancing the resilience of tropical forests, with sufficient, long-term financing and support. This work is aligned with what the science says is required.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. Background: Regression in Brazil’s NDC. Bolsonaro ).

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Amazon Deforestation is Down. Here’s Why.

Legal Planet

The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Why is this important, and how might it relate to Lula’s ambitious goal to eliminate deforestation in the region by 2030? Q: What do you make of the reduction in deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and what else should we know?