Brazil
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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 ... -
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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 & 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 ... -
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‘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 ... -
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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 ...
