Tag: #climateChange

Affordability is the key to making EVs popular in Brazil

Affordability is the key to making EVs popular in Brazil

A new IEA report shows that Chinese manufacturers are responsible for boosting the sales of electric vehicles in emerging markets, including Brazil. Declining prices and infrastructure expansion are crucial factors determining the market's growth pace

10 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes

How Brazil plans to use the G20 to be a climate leader

How Brazil plans to use the G20 to be a climate leader

As Brazil prepares for its role in the upcoming COP30, the country’s leadership in global climate finance is increasingly recognized

1 day ago • Bruna Santos

Petrobras is failing on Paris climate goals

Petrobras is failing on Paris climate goals

A new report from the financial climate think tank Carbon Tracker shows the Brazilian oil major near the bottom of Big Oil firms in pursuing greener sources

1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

Apple investment restore Atlantic Forest

Apple’s multi-million investment to restore the Atlantic Forest

1 month ago • Euan Marshall

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Amazon climate crisis continues with Acre floods and Roraima fires

Simultaneously, two of Brazil's northern states are grappling with opposing climate phenomenon: flooding in Acre, and wildfires in Roraima

1 month ago • Cedê Silva

Petro coal ban in Colombia

Petro’s coal ban in Colombia, explained

A new mining bill focuses on mitigating climate change but could also risk massive trade imbalances

2 months ago • David Feliba

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After 2023 highs, Cerrado deforestation drops in January

The destruction of vegetation in the Cerrado savanna is down from the end of last year — but still higher than 12 months ago

2 months ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Cedê Silva

Explaining Brazil #280: Is Brazilian agro in crisis?

Explaining Brazil #280: Is Brazilian agro in crisis?

More farmers in Mato Grosso are filing for bankruptcy; climate conditions are set to reduce crop yields this year … But is the Brazilian agro sector really facing a crisis?

3 months ago • Euan Marshall