A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There is international pressure for countries to stop burning coal because the climate impact is so great on a global scale,” says Shigueo Watanabe Junior, a climate change and energy expert at the Climainfo Institute, a Brazilian environmental information organisation. Coal sector apprehensive.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?

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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. Furthermore, the mass-burning of the Amazon rainforest is emitting incredible amounts of carbon, multiplying the effect of deforestation by.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

As ecosystems and biodiversity fall to cities, agriculture, infrastructure, climate change and pollution, nature’s ability to provide food, oxygen, clean water and climate regulation plummets. Meanwhile, the climate emergency has not gone away. This directly impacts human health and wealth.

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Acoel

APRIL 14, 2023

My role on the Climate Crisis Commission recently took me to UN Headquarters in New York City for the March 2023 UN Water Conference , the first UN-convened event focused on freshwater resources since 1947. Changes in climate are influencing precipitation in ways that are shifting the distribution of water around the world.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With the largest rainforest in the world, the largest freshwater reserves on the planet and the most significant amount of arable land where food is produced, the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean in the fight against climate change is undeniable.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing. In India, the 2013 flash floods in the Kedarnath Valley occurred due to a climate-change-aggravated melting of glaciers triggered by hordes of tourists banking themselves in the mountains yearly.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

For instance, when the Brazilian Amazon reached a peak of deforestation in 2004, strong command-and-control policies were put in place, carrying strong sanctions for municipalities and farmers to comply with legislation. Josef Settele, Professor of Animal Ecology and Social-Ecological Research, Dept. Is that the wrong picture?

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Edited by Michael Burger (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law), Teresa Parejo (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Lisa Sachs (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). With research and administrative support from Nathan Lobel (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). That is why U.S.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. The biggest issues of the age include climate change and resource depletion, an issue that will affect coming generations as previous generations add to the depletion and environmental damage.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Climate Change Brings Water Risks. Is Michigan Ready for Climate Change? Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: 2 Comments / November 2, 2021 Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Climate Change Brings Water Risks.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 13, 2024

Just as Big Tobacco and Big Oil hearings led to increased regulation and accountability, this kicks-off moving toward financial regulations for Canadian banks to be part of climate solutions and stop worsening the crisis.” The government needs to act and ensure our banks are in line with sustainable finance practices.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. 10] As wealthy nations develop and farms become more productive, grasslands, forests, and wildlife are returning.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Under President Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation soared to its highest rate since 2008. At this year’s conference, namely, COP 27, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a rainforest protection pact , vowing to cooperate on sustainable development management and conservation.

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