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  • AsiaBrazilCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEncoreEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States

    Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index

    Full Story: Germanwatch @Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute @newclimateinst, Climate Action Network-International @CANIntl

    December 23, 2020
     
    Primary Author
    December 23, 2020
    Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ...
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  • AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States

    U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards

    December 23, 2020
     
    December 23, 2020
    The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ...
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  • AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEncoreEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    ‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover

    December 21, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 21, 2020
    Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEncoreForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    Deforestation, Degradation in Brazilian Amazon Hit 12-Year High

    December 21, 2020
     
    December 21, 2020
    Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has rocketed to levels not seen since 2008, thanks to the pro-development/anti-regulation regime of President Jair Bolsonaro. Further endangering ...
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  • AfricaAustraliaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions

    ‘Now Fix the Future’: UN Climate Ambition Summit Delivers Progress, Leaves More Ground to Cover

    December 14, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    December 14, 2020
    Leaders and diplomats from 75 countries closed out the Climate Ambition Summit Saturday with solid progress in the road to stabilizing average global warming ...
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  • AustraliaBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesUnited States

    U.S. Takes Colossal (Dis)Honours in Special Five-Year Fossil Awards

    December 14, 2020
     
    December 14, 2020
    The United States won the highly-coveted Colossal Fossil of Five Years, as well as a second award for stinginess on climate finance, while Brazil ...
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  • AsiaBrazilCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States

    BREAKING: Canada Places Dead Last on Energy Use, Fourth-Last Overall in Global Climate Change Performance Index

    Full Story: Germanwatch @Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute @newclimateinst, Climate Action Network-International @CANIntl

    December 7, 2020
     
    Primary Author
    December 7, 2020
    Canada posts the fourth-worst climate performance in the world, ahead only of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, and no country is consistent ...
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    BrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas

    Brazilian State Fossil Petrobras Expands Production, Writes Off Net-Zero as ‘Fad’

    December 7, 2020
     
    December 7, 2020
    Brazilian state fossil Petrobras is writing off the drive to net-zero carbon as a “fad”, after undertaking to reduce its own emissions 25% by ...
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  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationForests & DeforestationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America

    Deforestation, Degradation in Brazilian Amazon Hit 12-Year High

    December 4, 2020
     
    December 4, 2020
    Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has rocketed to levels not seen since 2008, thanks to the pro-development/anti-regulation regime of President Jair Bolsonaro. Further endangering ...
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  • BioenergyBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States

    Researchers See Carbon Reduction Potential in Producing Bioenergy from Switchgrass

    November 25, 2020
     
    November 25, 2020
    The right approach to bioenergy production using the right kind of feedstock can play a role in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that ...
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  • AfricaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeHealth & SafetyIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastUnited States

    BREAKING: New Assessment Declares Canada’s Climate Plan ‘Insufficient’ as Throne Speech Day Dawns

    September 23, 2020
     
    September 23, 2020
    With the Trudeau government just hours away from tabling its long-awaited Speech from the Throne, the international Climate Action Tracker is branding the country’s ...
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  • AfricaAsiaBiodiversity & HabitatBrazilCanadaChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central AmericaTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States

    Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention

    September 18, 2020
     
    September 18, 2020
    A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ...
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  • BrazilClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaRenewable EnergySolarWind

    Renewables in Latin America Set to Grow 250%, to 123 Gigawatts, by 2025

    September 13, 2020
     
    September 13, 2020
    Renewable energy capacity in Latin America is set to grow 2½ times, from 49 gigawatts today to 123 gigawatts in 2025, with Brazil, Mexico, ...
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States

    Pandemic Brings Scant Reduction as Atmospheric GHGs Continue to Rise

    September 10, 2020
     
    September 10, 2020
    The temporary greenhouse gas emission reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns have done little to slow down the increase in atmospheric GHGs, and the world ...
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  • AfricaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasOpinion & AnalysisShale & FrackingSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States

    Fossils Keep Paying Shareholders Despite Epic Financial Losses, Declining Business Prospects

    September 10, 2020
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    September 10, 2020
    Some of the world’s most colossal fossils posted epic financial losses between April and June this year, all in the interest of preserving their ...
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ICYMI

  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemographicsFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictions

    Indigenous Agroforesters Revive Palm Forests in Brazil

    January 21, 2021
     
    January 21, 2021
  • BrazilCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Columnist Cites Solar as ‘Lifeline’ for Vulnerable Communities

    November 26, 2020
     
    November 26, 2020
  • Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationICYMIJurisdictions

    Fires Surge in Brazilian Rainforest

    November 3, 2020
     
    November 3, 2020
  • Batteries/StorageBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyResearch & Development

    Brazilian Researchers Use Lithium Battery Waste to Improve Biodiesel

    September 15, 2020
     
    September 15, 2020
  • BrazilCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Canada’s Brookfield Buys 1.2-GW Solar Project in Brazil

    July 26, 2020
     
    July 26, 2020
  • BrazilEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationICYMILegal & Regulatory

    Bolsonaro’s Deregulation Sets Amazon Deforestation to Skyrocket

    May 26, 2020
     
    May 26, 2020
  • BrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsICYMI

    Legal Loopholes, Cycle of Greed Drive Next Fire Season in Brazilian Amazon

    May 24, 2020
     
    May 24, 2020
  • BrazilClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresICYMI

    Satellites Predict Drier, More Fire-Prone Year in Brazil

    May 3, 2020
     
    May 3, 2020
  • BrazilForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationICYMI

    Brazil Cuts Timber Export Controls, Accused of Genocide

    April 12, 2020
     
    April 12, 2020
  • BrazilICYMISolar

    Brazil Mine Plans 330-MW Solar Array

    April 8, 2020
     
    April 8, 2020
  • AfricaBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesICYMIIndia

    South Africa Can Learn from Renewable Energy Auctions in Brazil, India

    April 1, 2020
     
    April 1, 2020
  • BrazilElectricity GridICYMISolar

    Brookfield Gets Green Light for Brazilian Solar Plants

    February 2, 2020
     
    February 2, 2020
  • BrazilForests & DeforestationICYMI

    Government Data Shows Brazil Amazon Deforestation Up 85% in 2019

    January 16, 2020
     
    January 16, 2020
  • BrazilICYMIOil & Gas

    Brazil State Fossil Could Be World’s Biggest Producer by 2030s

    December 17, 2019
     
    December 17, 2019
  • BrazilICYMIOil & Gas

    Brazil Can’t Track Source of 1,500-Kilometre Oil Spill on Northeast Coast

    October 27, 2019
     
    October 27, 2019
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