Brazil
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AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureSouth & Central America
As Amazon Rainforest Approaches a ‘Tipping Point’, Scientists Say There’s Still Time to Act
An interlinked and frightening triad of rising temperatures, escalating deforestation, and wildfire is pushing the Amazon rainforest ever closer to a “tipping point” that ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate DenialFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Brazilian Amazon Sees Doubling of Deforestation Rate for November
The Amazon suffered more than twice as much deforestation last month as it did in November 2018, a savage uptick which will bring Brazilian ... -
AustraliaBrazilChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasSmall Island StatesUnited States
‘Disgraceful’ COP 25 Shows Big Emitters ‘Betraying People Across the World’
After running 44 hours beyond its scheduled end time, this year’s United Nations climate conference dissolved in failure, frustration, and anger Sunday morning, with ... -
AustraliaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastOil & GasSmall Island StatesSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Canada Pledges Net Zero by 2050 as Major Emitters Dig In to Block COP 25 Progress
Canada earned praise for promising to legislate a 2050 deadline for net-zero carbon emissions, but big emitters like Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India, and ... -
AfricaAir & MarineBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisPathways to 1.5Shale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Need to Get It Right: Article 6 Could Trigger Faster Carbon Cuts or Massive Greenwashing
It could make or break the success of the Paris Agreement. It’s a notably complicated section of an international accord that is already arcane ... -
AsiaAustraliaBrazilClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresIce Loss & Sea Level Rise
Australia, Brazil, Japan Share Fossil of the Day (Dis)Honours as COP Negotiations Get Under Way
Australia, Brazil, and Japan found themselves in a three-way tie yesterday for Fossil of the Day, the coveted award from Climate Action Network-International for ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceans
Nine Climate Tipping Points Could Pose ‘Existential Threat to Civilization’, Scientists Warn
With this year’s United Nations climate conference set to kick off in Madrid Monday morning, the Earth is in danger of crossing as many ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBrazilClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialEnergy PoliticsEuropeHuman Rights & MigrationTransitUnited States
Solnit: From Online Networks to Urban Congestion, Silicon Valley ‘Fuels the Climate Crisis’
From enabling the rise of climate deniers like Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, to boosting the powers of the surveillance state to ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleBrazilCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOceansTar Sands/Oil Sands
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil Crude Oil Calamity Spells Warning for Canada
Eight weeks ago, the famed white sand beaches of northeast Brazil began blackening as globs of toxic oil suddenly appeared to coat or contaminate ... -
Brazilian Indigenous Forest Defender Dies in Ambush by Illegal Loggers
A young Indigenous warrior from the Guajajara tribe in northern Brazil was shot dead and another was wounded in an ambush by illegal loggers, ...
