Brazil
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Solar, Wind Are Cheapest New Power Sources for Two-Thirds of World Population
Solar and wind are now the cheapest source of new electricity for at least two-thirds of the world’s population, with prices coming in at ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyUnited States
Brazilian Deforestation Plants the Seeds for Future Pandemics
As Brazil’s current leader continues to champion the deforestation of the Amazon, experts are warning that such destruction is planting the seeds for the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Indigenous Approaches Could Support Ecological Health in the Amazon
A flurry of news reports earlier this year suggested that the future of the Amazon—and, therefore, of the planet—would be in good hands if ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Tropical Forests Lose One-Third of Carbon Storage Ability, Could Soon Become Carbon Source
Tropical forests have lost much of their ability to pull carbon dioxide out of the air, and could begin turning into net carbon sources ... -
BrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & Responses
Brazil Fires Top Climate Policy Staff, Calling Paris Commitment Into Further Doubt
The environment ministry in Brazil has fired the director and deputy director responsible for its climate change programs, at a moment when the international ... -
Carbon Storage Speeds Up in Boreal Forests, Declines in Tropics as Deforestation Takes Its Toll
The world’s boreal forests are absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at faster rates, at the same time that tropical forests are becoming less ... -
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Developing Countries at Greatest Risk as Biodiversity Loss Threatens 50% of World GDP
Biodiversity loss is now one of the top five risks to the global economy, with more than 50% of worldwide GDP significantly dependent upon ... -
AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerIndiaPathways 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 ...
