Articles for tag: Amazon rainforest, Carbon Credits, Climate Justice, Environmental Law, Sustainability

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Carbon for Cash? Brazil’s Mega Deal Sparks Indigenous Uproar and Legal Showdown

Jan Otte

A $180 million carbon credit gamble deep in the Amazon has turned into a high-stakes legal fight pitting Indigenous people against corporate giants and the Brazilian government of Pará. Called the “world’s largest” carbon credit deal, the September 2024 agreement signed by multinational companies including Amazon, Walmart, and Bayer promised to sell emissions offsets so ...

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21% of the Ocean Is Now Darker. Here’s Why That’s Terrifying

Jan Otte

Earth’s silent regulator in heat absorption, oxygen generation, and life sustaining action has always been the ocean. But under the waves something concerning is occurring: sunlight is disappearing. According to a new study, over the past two decades, 21% of the surface waters of the ocean have darkened; some areas have lost light penetration over ...

The Climate Accountability Era Begins: New Study Traces $28 Trillion in Damages

Jan Otte

In a breakthrough moment for global climate justice, a landmark report has put numbers on the extraordinary cost imposed on our planet by the world’s biggest companies. Scientists at Dartmouth College mapped out $28 trillion of climate damages back to the emissions of 111 specific companies, leaving the door open for a new age of ...