Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 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. by world leaders regarding the Bolsonaro administration’s inaction to prevent or stop the burning of the Amazon rainforest—.

Conservation 40

Conservation Rainforest Sustainable Development Climate Change 40

Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. Extractive activities are based on the concept of sustainable development and require forests to remain intact. I wrote about some of those here and here.)

Deforestation 52

Deforestation Climate Change Paris Agreement 2018 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A year ago, GFANZ said all its members “must align” their portfolios to the UN’s Race to Zero “stringent criteria” aimed at halving global emissions by 2030 and bringing net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. Scientists say such targets would help keep the average global temperature increase under 1.5

Fossil Fuels 296

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Renewable Energy 296