Without water to feed its hydroelectric dams, drought-hit Brazil is turning to solar power - dubbed 'a fantasy' by the country's president just a few years ago, writes Jan Rocha. Now thousands of megawatts of floating solar panel 'islands' are to be installed on dam reservoirs.
… Deepening drought forces Brazil to embrace solar power Jan Rocha | 6th April 2015 News Brazil Renewables Solar Dams Wind Amazon … to feed its hydroelectric dams, drought-hit Brazil is turning to solar power - dubbed 'a …
Former Paraguayan government minister makes plea for West to intervene in runaway illegal logging situation displaced from Brazil
… Clamping down on logging in Brazil moves it to Paraguay The Ecologist | … World Climate Change Deforestation Logging Brazil Paraguay bulldozer.jpg A pair of bulldozers from Brazil roll off a barge at the Paraguayan …
Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are reaching a tipping point – when the forest will start to die back of its own accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in neighbouring countries but as far afield as the United States and South Africa.
… western Amazon, close to the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. If you live in that … word was coming in that, way to the east, Brazil had carried out another massive burn of … year, 2004, was the second biggest burn in Brazil’s history, with more than 26,000 square …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… Why our growing taste for cheap Brazilian beef is devastating the Amazon Chris … Carbon Food And Farming meat.jpg Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest … 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a …
Brazil will take proposals for voluntary reductions of 38-42 per cent by 2020 to the Copenhagen climate change conference next month, chief of staff says
… Brazil pledges emission cuts in 'political … courtesy of the Guardian Environment Network Brazil will take proposals for voluntary … next month, chief of staff says The Brazilian government is preparing to pledge a …
Thanks to massive deforestation along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São Paulo's reservoirs are at just 6% of their capacity and water rationing is in place. But this is just the beginning of a long term drying process that could be recreated around the world as forests are laid waste and hydrology disrupted.
… Brazil's ravaged forests are taking their … Comment Forests Water Climate Change Cities Brazil South America … Thanks to massive deforestation along Brazil's Atlantic coast and the Amazon, São … happens, São Paulo, de facto capital city of Brazil, home to 20 million, is such a city. …
The Amazon forest both depends on, and sustains, vast 'flying rivers' that carry humid air and clouds deep into the continental interior, writes Jan Rocha. But scientists fear the flying rivers are failing due to deforestation, fire and climate change.
… bring rain to the centre and south of Brazil. Some Brazilian scientists say the absence of rain … and reservoirs in central and southeast Brazil is not just a quirk of nature, but a …
You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?
… December 2009 News Investigations Sugarcane Brazil Agro-Ecological Zoning President Lula … thousands of different things",' he says. Brazil In the long term, what Thomas refers to … multinationals, sources its sugarcane from Brazil, the world's largest sugarcane producer …
As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point 'battle plan' to save the world's greatest tropical forest, before it's too late.
… Amazon Jan Rocha | 22nd December 2014 News Brazil Forests Climate Change amazon-oxbow-manaus-cut.jpg As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by … the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point …
Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in the Amazon praised by US President Barack Obama
… to raise $21bn by 2020 Partnership between Brazil and Norway to prevent deforestation in … model that has been built between Norway and Brazil that allows for effective monitoring … The Amazon Fund The Fund was set up by the Brazilian government in 2008 to attract …
It's not just Indonesia's forests and peatlands that are burning - the Amazon is suffering almost as badly, with over 18,000 fires last month in Brazil alone, write Jos Barlow & Erika Berenguer. The future is looking hot and fiery.
… 18,000 fires rage in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Jos Barlow Erika … Forests Climate Change COP21 Emissions Amazon Brazil Farming 2nd Decmber 2015 … badly, with over 18,000 fires last month in Brazil alone, write Jos Barlow & Erika …
After four years of low rainfall Brazil's commercial capital, Sao Paulo, is suffering from a grim combination of high temperatures and water shortages, writes Leila Carvalho. And now the drought has given rise to a lethal plague of dengue fever.
… Leila Carvalho | 26th June 2015 News Cities Brazil Water Health Climate Change … After four years of low rainfall Brazil's commercial capital, Sao Paulo, is … metropolitan area (SPMA) in southeastern Brazil - are struggling with one of the …
A group of countries banded together to shape the global climate pact in In 2015 - but political turmoil is pulling the alliance apart ahead of the next climate conference.
… two emitters, the US and China, joined with Brazil, some small island countries and the … shifted significantly since then. Brazil elected a staunch and radical … by caution from Germany, Poland, Australia, Brazil, the US and others about the need …
Today, while hunger stunts the lives of hundreds of millions of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances Moore Lappé investigates
… of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances … resources. Women danced in Nairobi’s streets. Brazil’s landless movement Before starting our … vanilla and North Korea.’ Friedman uses Brazil to make his point, describing the only …
Water, food supplies and energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit. And as Paul Brown writes, the damage is spreading well beyond Amazonia itself ...
… Paul Brown | 30th December 2013 News Amazon Brazil Peru Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Argentina … scientific data. Five countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru - share the … La Plata basin, covering parts of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Last …
The Aedes mosquitos that carry the Zika virus and dengue fever are not just perfectly adapted to life in cities, writes Nadia Pontes. They are also being helped along by warming climates which increase their range. It's time to get serious about the health implications of a hotter planet.
… 2016 News Health Ecology Climate Change Brazil China USA favela-cut.jpg The Aedes … countries have reported cases of Zika, and Brazil has been hit hardest. In November 2015 … It is not known for sure how Zika arrived in Brazil, but it is thought to have been …
The world's largest rainforest is ravaged by deforestation and two recent droughts. If they continue, says one expert, the Amazon risks entering a period where it can no longer be relied upon to absorb more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces
… INVESTIGATION Why our growing taste for cheap Brazilian beef is devastating the Amazon Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest … 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are calling for a consumer …
Between 2011 and 2016 the UK's export finance agency UKEF provided £109m to underwrite exports of equipment to coal mines in Russia, writes Lawrence Carter - despite the agency's commitment not to support 'investment in dirty fossil-fuel energy production'. And that's just a fraction of the £6.9 billion UKEF has lavished on the corrupt, polluting sector since 2000, while it was meant to be backing the clean energy technologies of the future.
… son-in-law; oil fields owned by Petrobras - Brazil's state-owned oil company - which has … in the company to become a major shareholder. Brazil corruption scandal UKEF has provided loan guarantees worth £1.3bn to Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras …
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light
… Veganism Meat Sustainable Eating Brazil Pesticides Amazon Lives holding.jpg A … crop to super bad? Deforestation and slavery Brazil, the second biggest grower and the … million hectares of soya was planted in the Brazilian rainforest. Sarah Shoaka from …
A pioneering initiative is helping to rebuild the traditional local economy and livelihoods of the Amazonian rubber-tappers
… latex. Since 2002, however, an initiative in Brazil has aimed to reintroduce this … shape. Francisco Samonek receiving the FINEP (Brazilian Innovation Agency) prize in Brazil Rubber rules Making an encauchado is …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… sustainability at a national or global level. Brazil is a good example of this illusion. … is good about the biofuel revolution. Yet Brazil is a troubled country. Its sugar-cane … into bioethanol and, while 40 per cent of Brazil’s cars may be running on this fuel (the …
Mainstream climatologists predict a 15% fall in rainfall over the Amazon if it is stripped of its rainforest. But the 'biotic pump' theory, rooted in conventional physics and recently confirmed by experiment, shows that the interior of a forest-free Amazon will be as dry as the Negev desert. We must save the Amazon before it enters a permanent and irreversible dessication.
… in the Colombian Amazon, on the border with Brazil and Peru, some 4 degrees south of the … equator and 3,000 kilometres inland from the Brazilian equatorial coastline, gets more rain … savannah, much like that naturally found in Brazil's Mato Grosso, but not to the extent of …
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced
… Network US Germany India Nigeria Australia Brazil China Copenhagen Carbon Renewables … UK, US, Germany, India, Nigeria, Australia, Brazil and China. GCN interviewed 100 experts …
After a second extra day of climate talks in Lima, an agreement has been cobbled together. Deadlines have been set for the world to come up with plans to curb emissions and adapt to climate change - but has been no progress on the key divisive issues, and the prospects of an effective mew treaty in Paris next year remain remote.
… The new climate reality: China, India, Brazil are now big-scale emitters The talks … world's biggest polluter, and countries like Brazil and India are fast catching up, the …