Brazil
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Biodiversity & HabitatBrazilClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationHydro
New Brazil President Would Target Forests and First Peoples, Eliminate Environment Ministry, Quit Paris
No more Paris Agreement. No more ministry of environment. A paved highway cutting through the Amazon. -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & Studies
Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks
The European Union’s new renewable energy directive could trigger a new wave of deforestation, representing a grave threat to the world’s carbon sinks, by ... -
BrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrawdownFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Forest Protection Would Save 6.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Forest protection places #38 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to avoid 6.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and ... -
BrazilEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationSupply Chains & Consumption
Supply Chain Tracking Tool Fights Deforestation in Brazil
Two years after its launch, an online tracking tool co-developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute and Global Canopy is helping forest defenders track deforestation ... -
AsiaBioenergyBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaDrawdownFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaPost-Carbon Transition
Biomass for Electricity Would Save 7.5 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050…But Perils Await
Burning biomass to produce electricity places #34 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could avoid 7.5 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 ... -
Industry ‘Significantly Undermines’ First-Ever Carbon Cuts for International Shipping
Carbon reductions of at least 50% by 2050 fall short of the 70 to 100% commitment that small island states and European Union countries ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Security & WarMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaWater
2.0°C ‘Guardrail’ Won’t Hold Off Severe Climate Impacts
A target of 2.0°C average global warming is no longer the “guardrail” that will hold off many the worst effects of climate change, according ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCCS & GeoengineeringChinaEuropeFood SecurityIndiaSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Enhanced Weathering Could Sequester Carbon While Boosting Soil Health, Food Security
“Farming with rocks”, particularly silicates like basalt, could simultaneously help address climate change, soil health, and food security, according to a new paper in ...
