Environmental Law in urgent times and in a “thick present”

In times of urgency, when the limits of planet Earth are being exceeded, entering the “decisive decade”, What remains for humans to think and do? These urgencies, which should not be confused whit haste, demand a type of throught and action capable of going beyond the theories, categories, and promises of inherited from solutions dictated by the financial market. Science and Law have contributed to the organization of the word and the belief in unlimited progress. Contrary to the perception of many jurists, it is in Science and Law that the roots of what is called the ecological crisis” and climate emergency are found. Through a critical analysis of the nature protection system - which is rooted in an obsolete structure and rationality subjugated to the imperatives of an economic order - this article aims problematize Law, and Environmental Law in particular. The methodology consisted of direct observation techniques in different contexts, conversations, semi-structure interviews, and a review of the bibliography.

Keywords:
Times of urgency; Climate emergency; Critique of Environmental Law