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Brazil downgrades climate diplomacy in Bolsonaro shake-up

Environment made subservient to 'national sovereignty' in a foreign ministry restructure under climate sceptic Ernesto Araújo

  • Politics
  • 16 January 2019
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Global briefing: Climate change top of Democrats' agenda

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

  • Management
  • 04 January 2019
France aims to ban deforestation imports by 2030

New French strategy puts pressure on Brussels to set an EU-wide action plan to stop agricultural trade destroying forests

  • Supply chain
  • 16 November 2018
Brazil's new foreign minister believes climate change is a Marxist plot

Ernesto Araújo has called climate science 'dogma' and bemoaned the 'criminalisation' of red meat, oil and heterosexual sex

  • Politics
  • 16 November 2018
US funds with big Amazon farming stakes face Bolsonaro choice

Finance to be 'very important' tool if Brazil's government strips Amazon protections, say researchers

  • Supply chain
  • 09 November 2018
Global briefing: China calls for more analysis into cost of meeting 1.5C target

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

  • Management
  • 02 November 2018
Brazil elects Bolsonaro, who has threatened Amazon and global climate efforts

Rightwing president-elect has pledged to open the rainforest to farming and industry, while slashing environmental protections and democratic rights

  • Politics
  • 29 October 2018
Global briefing: Bolsonaro reverses on Paris exit threat as final vote draws near

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

  • Management
  • 26 October 2018
New soy financing initiative aims to beef up protection for Cerrado forests

Bunge, Banco Santander Brasil, and The Nature Conservancy join forces to launch new programme designed to help curb Brazilian deforestation

  • Supply chain
  • 29 August 2018
Brazil: Bolsonaro threatens to quit Paris climate deal

De facto presidential frontrunner says he would follow Donald Trump out of the international pact, drawing criticism from the UN's environment chief

  • Politics
  • 15 August 2018
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Winds of change: The shifting face of Brazilian energy

Intense controversy over the use of major dams in the Brazilian Amazon is forcing the government to look to alternative renewables to meet growing demand for power

  • Energy
  • 02 May 2018
Sunshine rollercoaster? Brazil tipped for solar boom

Solar capacity is set to double in Brazil in the course of this year, but for a country just emerging from a brutal recession, challenges remain

  • Solar
  • 20 March 2018
Siemens signs deal to help unlock Brazil renewables growth

Engineering giant signs MoU with Brazilian agency Apex-Brazil to spur growth in green energy, and pledges to triple country investment to €1bn

  • Wind
  • 16 March 2018
UK trade minister lobbied Brazil on behalf of oil giants

A telegram obtained by Greenpeace shows that Greg Hands met a Brazilian minister to discuss relaxation of tax and environmental regulation

  • Politics
  • 20 November 2017
From Indonesia to Brazil forest protection is being beefed up, but are businesses doing enough?

Major deforestation commitments from Indonesia and Brazil are encouraging, but two reports this week show how far many companies have to go to break ties with deforested land

  • Supply chain
  • 07 December 2016
The not so magnificent six: G20 nations accused of failing on Paris Agreement pledges

New Grantham Institute paper warns the US, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey yet to back up Paris goals

  • Legislation
  • 17 November 2016
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Brazil's emissions rise, despite recession

Deforestation blamed as country witnesses a 3.5 per cent spike in carbon emissions in 2015, despite its economy shrinking by 3.8 per cent

  • Climate change
  • 28 October 2016
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Five ways to lock in the transition to clean, resilient cities

Reports from IRENA and 100 Resilient Cities project outline key mechanisms cities can - and are - embracing to drive clean tech transition

  • Politics
  • 19 October 2016
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BRIC countries need extra $51bn per year to hit clean energy targets

Analysis suggests significant new financing is needed to deliver 498GW of renewable energy promised under Paris Agreements

  • Investment
  • 17 October 2016
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Brazil development bank ditches support for coal-fired power plants

BNDES will no longer fund coal-fired or oil-fired power plants and will increase support for solar development under new guidelines

  • Investment
  • 05 October 2016
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Brazil ratifies Paris Agreement

Top polluter joins US and China in formally accepting climate change agreement

  • Legislation
  • 13 September 2016
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Reports: Big emitters prep Paris Agreement ratification

Local media reports suggest Brazil, the US and China could all formally approve Paris Agreement in the coming weeks

  • Policy
  • 26 August 2016
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Rio Olympics to dish up sustainable seafood as part of responsible sourcing drive

More than 350,000 portions of seafood will be served to athletes and media during the games from fisheries meeting responsible sourcing guidelines

  • Supply chain
  • 01 August 2016
Jeffreys Bay wind farm in South Africa
New Development Bank raises $450m in first green bond sale

Cash raised by the bank's first green bond sale will be used to support clean energy projects in BRIC nations

  • Investment
  • 21 July 2016
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