An unprecedented lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Office (BFPO) against a land grabber requires compensation for climate damages.
Using the free access platform Carbon Calculator provided by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM Amazon), the BFPO estimated the amount of carbon emission (1.5 million tons CO2) due to that illegal deforestation. The BFPO projected the due compensation for climate damages at USD 9 million, 181.3% more than the compensatory value would be for local environmental harms alone.
