Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

Other tipping points include the sudden transition of the Sahara Desert into a wet climate zone and the Amazon Rainforest losing its ability to retain water due to deforestation. The report stated unequivocally, for the first time, that climate change is occurring due to “human influence,” namely the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.

Climate Change

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.” The biggest US bank investors in fossil fuels? “At

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. Over the last few years I helped save enough nuclear plants from being replaced by fossil fuels to prevent a sharp increase in emissions But until last year, I mostly avoided speaking out against the climate scare.

Climate Change

A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2021

from last year as the economic recovery from the pandemic ignites demand for fossil fuels. In addition, due to the accelerating deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which has sped up under president Jair Bolsonaro , one can’t ignore the huge responsibility and the impact of Brazil’s forestry and environment policies.

Deforestation

A Greener Life

MARCH 24, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen When talking about the Amazon rainforest, most of us think of Brazil. President Gustavo Petro, who has been in power since August last year, has pledged to lead an ambitious green agenda focused on reduced deforestation , a transition away from fossil fuels and protection of water resources.

Deforestation

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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. Bolsonaro ).

Rainforest

A Greener Life

APRIL 17, 2024

Some of the most severe events this year include a drought in the Amazon rainforest, resulting in a record number of wildfires in Venezuela between January and March, and a drought in southern Africa that has wiped out crops and left millions facing hunger.

Rainforest

Earthava

JUNE 1, 2021

Carbon dioxide, a common pollutant from burning fossil fuels such as gas and oil, is used by plants during photosynthesis. It is one of the most highly protected areas of rainforest found in all of South-East Asia. However, more greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere could enable Redwoods to grow quicker. meters (330.7

Atmosphere

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Read on to learn why and how more than a thousand scientists issued an open letter urging JPMorgan Chase shareholders to vote in favor of a time-bound phaseout of financing for new fossil fuel development and exploration at the bank’s annual meeting on May 16. degrees Celsius (2.7 C above preindustrial levels.

Fossil Fuels

Environment Blog

MARCH 25, 2020

The country is the world’s largest coal producer and, while their renewable energy production has increased greatly in recent years, the majority of Bitcoin mining done in the country is reliant on fossil fuels. Governments also need to play their part, by moving from fossil fuels to renewable sources.

Fossil Fuels

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Website Summary Repsol is a fossil fuel exploration company that evolved from a Spanish state venture that was set up in the 1920s. Corporation Repsol S.A. Image Image Products Oil and gas exploration and production, LNG trading and transportation, Oil refining, Petrochemistry Repsol S.A.

2014

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. By Maria Antonia Tigre, Florencia Ortúzar, Javier Dávalos.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

JANUARY 27, 2023

Oil India Limited (OIL), a government-owned fossil fuel exploration and production company is rebuilding one pipeline and constructing three from scratch as it seeks to expand production. And, he said, the work is “disrupting elephant movement as the entire rainforest is an elephant corridor with a population of over 200 elephants.

Rainforest

Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2015

To make matters worse, extracting oil as a basis for these textiles adds fuel to the global warming fire by sustaining a demand for fossil fuels and toxic contamination. For the plastic that remains solely on land, students from Yale University’s Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory discovered a .

Ocean

A Greener Life

JUNE 13, 2024

Reusing venues and replacing fossil fuel with renewable energy use is essential to cutting emissions at a large sporting event. As Daley notes, a survey by scientists last year found that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets from Verra, the world’s largest certifier of carbon credits, “do not represent genuine carbon reductions”.

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While everything is connected to our ecosystems, and our oceans and rainforests are essential, people are most impacted and vital. By contrast, this year there was an unprecedented number of fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance. Fossil fuel emissions cause respiratory conditions, lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease.

Fossil Fuels

Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

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Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2022

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Fossil Fuels

Edouard Stenger

JUNE 13, 2023

Reduce methane emissions Methane essentially comes from the decay of vegetation, animals’ digestion and the exploitation of fossil fuels, methane is a greenhouse gas with a massive footprint, 80+ times more potent than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years. This was mentioned in an article in The Guardian.

Wind Power

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 8, 2020

In a long interview last year, Nepstad was shockingly candid with me about the harms perpetrated by the environmental NGO community in the Amazon, including how their efforts had contributed to the fragmentation of the rainforest. Notably, however, Nepstad did not request any corrections to my article in our conversation, nor has he since.

Rainforest

ESA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The agreement calls for a phase-down of coal but does not call for reductions in fossil fuels. Dozens of nations sought text calling for a phase-out of all fossil fuels, but they were met with stiff resistance from oil-producing countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia. 30 through Dec. expert group – Reuters.

2022

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. We live in an age of dwindling fossil fuels and inaction on renewable energy. Fossil fuel supplies are dwindling, and many believe we have already reached (and passed) peak oil.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. With COP 27 now concluded, fossil fuel investment remains the elephant in the room.

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument in California Local Government Cases; Fossil Fuel Companies Said Juliana Decision Supported Their Position. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on February 5, 2020 in the appeals in California local governments’ climate change cases against fossil fuel companies.

2020

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

China is not the only country in the frame: major fossil fuel producers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and Australia have also refused to strengthen their commitments. These are important initiatives, and the destruction of the Amazon and other rainforests around the world is a huge contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss.

Paris Agreement

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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. Nationally, Brazilian courts routinely operated as a fierce check on the Executive’s anti-environmental policies.

Paris Agreement

ESA

JULY 1, 2022

More News: Young people go to European court to stop treaty that aids fossil fuel investors – The Guardian. New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest – Associated Press. Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change. – The New York Times.

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