Joint venture with Brazil's Cosan said to be worth $12bn
New twin turbine power plant boasts ability to switch instantly between running off natural gas and bio-ethanol
Costs to taxpayer of biofuel subsidies equivalent to $82 a barrel on top of retail prices
Joao Sampaio, Secretary of Agriculture and Supply for the State of Sao Paulo, outlines how Brazil is fully committed to delivering a low carbon economy as part of any Copenhagen deal
As Google debuts new deforestation tracking tool, president's backing for REDD plan increases chances of forest protection deal
South American country to announce voluntary target to cut emissions by at least 38 per cent below business-as-usual levels by 2020
Meat companies sign a moratorium on cattle products linked to rainforest destruction
Ship carrying containers at centre of illegal waste scandal to dock in Felixstowe later today
Speculation mounts that Marina Silva is preparing a presidential bid that will drive rainforest protection back up political agenda
About 1,500 tonnes of hazardous waste reported to be on its way back to the UK