Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

As Brazil prepares for COP30, the forces of backwardness and destruction accelerate and increase its power within the country that hosts 60% of the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon, and the world’s largest continuous floodplain, the Pantanal, among other biomes essential to life. The Brazilian Senate is preparing to vote on the General Law on Environmental Licensing, which in practice will implode the regulation of most projects, …

How governors are leading the global fight against climate change and deforestation

When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. The U.S. is pulling out of the agreement altogether. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese Presiden…

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

Forests like the Amazon play vital roles in balancing the environment, from storing carbon to releasing oxygen. Silvestre Garcia-IntuitivoFilms/Stone/Getty ImagesWhen the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025…

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world

When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. The U.S. is pulling out of the agreement altogether.

Governors Lead the Fight on Forests and Climate - Legal Planet

When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. The U.S. is pulling out of the agreement altogether. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese Presiden…

When the annual UN Climate Conference descends on the small Brazilian city of the tropical forest of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on drama and disunity among the great nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans to manage [...]