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 …
Peru - host of the COP20 UN climate conference now under way in Lima - is facing rebellion by a 3,500 strong indigenous people deep in the Amazon committed to fighting oil exploration in their forest territory, writes David Hill, following the government's failure to consult Matsés communities or respect their rights.
… 'It's war!' Peru-Brazil indigenous people pledge to fight … | 8th December 2014 News Indigenous Peoples Brazil Peru Oil Fossil Fuels War Corpoirations … indigenous people living on both sides of the Brazil-Peru border in the remote Amazon say …
Environmental groups say the Belo Monte dam project would devastate a large area of the Amazon rainforest and threaten the survival of indigenous peoples
… Brazil to build world's third largest dam in … The Ecologist | 2nd February 2010 News Energy Brazil Hydroelectricity Dams Renewables … threaten the survival of indigenous peoples Brazil has given the go-ahead for the …
Brazil is about to auction hundreds of fracking blocks across the country - extending deep into the Amazon forest including the territories of remote and vulnerable indigenous peoples. Registered bidders include BP, Shell and ExxonMobil.
… Brazil to auction Amazon fracking licences The Ecologist | 6th October 2015 News Brazil Indigenous Peoples Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Fracking amazon-manaus-cut.jpg Brazil is about to auction hundreds of …
With the EU projected to source most of its 'renewable' energy by burning biomass, its policies are leading to widespread land-grabbing and forest destruction, writes Oliver Munnion. And because many of the biomass projects are purely speculative, 'sustainability standards' will do little or nothing to improve practice on the ground.
… September 2014 Activism Forests Biofuels EU Brazil Ghana Mozambique Renewables eucalyptus … eucalyptus plantations in Urbano Santos, Brazil, specifically planted to satisfy the … highly-biodiverse wetland forests . Next: Brazil, West & Central Africa Industry …
A new wave of hydropower projects is under way in the quest for clean renewable energy but tribal and indigenous peoples continue to be ignored by those pushing through the plans
… under construction worldwide, particularly in Brazil, Ethiopia and Malaysia, threatens the … advice on how the dam will affect them. Brazil protests Survival's campaigners point to the continuing protests in Brazil as evidence of the failure to listen to …
A breakdown of how major countries compare on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year
… compare on the investment they attracted: BrazilBrazil is ranked 6th among the G20 with 3.9 … to other sources. When it comes to policy, Brazil does not have a carbon cap or market, …
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 …
The Amazon basin faces 'ecosystem collapse' according to a new report about hundreds of major dams and other mega-projects planned for the region - home to the world's greatest rainforest. David Hill reports.
… under construction or proposed, 256 are in Brazil, 77 in Peru, 55 in Ecuador, 14 in … in the exploratory phase for oil and gas by Brazilian state company Petrobras, which has … under construction or proposed in the Brazilian Amazon. 151 - number of proposals …
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 …
The UK's financing of fossil fuels abroad increased tenfold in two years to exceed £1 billion in 2013 / 2014, writes Christine Ottery. Incredibly, the fossil fuel funding increase came after a government promise to use the money to support 'innovative and green technologies'.
… in Russia to oil and gas exploration in Brazil. Last financial year was a particularly … projects, with over £380 million going to Brazilian state-controlled energy giant … services for oil and gas exploration in Brazil, and presumably offshore exploration, …
Biomass electricity in the UK = clear-cutting of ancient swamp forests + bulldozing of traditional communities' lands + deprived UK communities bearing the brunt of toxic emissions.
… Biomass Biofuel Campaign Energy Forests Brazil USA Renewables bfw-munde-eucalyptus.png … focusses on the Baixo Parnaíba region of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. Traditional … largest and most aggressive of those is the Brazilian firm Suzano Papel e Celulose, which …
A study of 245 large dams carried out at Oxford University shows that big hydropower is uneconomic. Actual costs are typically double pre-construction estimates - and have not improved over 70 years. ASEAN energy ministers take note!
… to not learn from the past. "For example, Brazil's" Itaipu dam, built in the 1970s, … the costs incurred to build it. "Regardless, Brazil is currently building the controversial …
Hundreds of millions of pounds meant to be spent on green energy will soon be lavished on Britain's biggest coal fired power station to reward it for burning 7 million tonnes of wood pellets a year - meant to be 'renewable' but actually driving biodiversity loss and even worse for climate change than coal. DECC must stop this madness!
… Renewables Fossil Fuels Forests UK USA Brazil … likely to be felt in other areas, too. The Brazilian company Tanac SA has reported … of monoculture tree plantations in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. …
How did Germany do it? No, not its World Cup victory - how did Germany engineer Europe's highest penetration of renewable energy, plus fast-dropping electricity prices? Keith Barnham explains - and says the UK could do the same, and better!
… to all who watched Germany win 7-1 against Brazil's talented individuals. It is less well … represent the goals Germany scored against Brazil - rather the maximum electricity demand …
In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to
… to petrol have made significant in-roads. Brazil’s production of sugar cane, a legacy of … accelerated the uptake of ethanol. In Brazil sugar cane was cheap and the distillery …
Don't believe the spurious claims of nuclear shills constantly doing down renewables, writes Mark Diesendorf. Clean, safe renewable energy technologies have the potential to supply 100% of the world's electricity needs - but the first hurdle is to refute the deliberately misleading myths designed to promote the politically powerful but ultimately doomed nuclear industry.
… least seven countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Iran, Libya, South Korea and Taiwan) … DoE figures to obtain the actual costs. In Brazil in 2014, contracts were awarded at a … $80-90/MWh depending on location. In Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, unsubsidised prices at …
Left wing governments across the Americas are faced with a dilemma, writes Daniel Macmillen - high social spending programs financed by income from destructive mining and hydrocarbon extraction - or a slower but sustainable development path that puts ecology, equity and justice first. Their answer - a constant pushing back of the resource frontier.
… Macmillen | 26th October 2014 News Ecuador Brazil Peru Uruguay Cile Venezuela Bolivia Oil …
Renewable energy is all go in China, as set out in its climate pledge this week, writes John Mathews, with huge growth planned for wind and solar. The one big loser - coal exporters who can expect falling sales volumes in coming years. Wake up Australia!
… by the United States, the European Union, Brazil and others. China's submission is …