Sustainability

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – Environmental NGOs and energy companies voiced expectations Thursday in São Paulo that Brazil will step up its commitment to decarbonization and the phaseout of fossil fuels during the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP30), to be held in Belém in November. Participants at the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – The executive director of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP30), Brazilian Ana Toni, said Thursday that the event “will mark a turning point” in the way climate finance is addressed worldwide. In a video address at the opening of the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV), organized by

São Paulo, Sep 4 (EFE) – EFE President Miguel Ángel Oliver stressed on Thursday the importance of ensuring that climate speeches connect with society’s emotions during the opening of the 3rd Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) in São Paulo. According to Oliver, the emotional pulse of the population is often missing from political debates and official speeches. He

São Paulo, Sep 3 (EFE) – Agencia EFE will hold the third edition of the Latin American Green Economy Forum (FLEV) on Thursday in São Paulo. The event will be a space for dialogue and analysis on the challenges of sustainable development in the region. The forum brings together representatives from government, business, academia, and

São Paulo, Sep 3 (EFE) – Environmental organizations fear that the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP30), set for November in Belém, could become a commercial showcase for the oil lobby. The fossil fuel sector is increasingly promoting a controversial emissions-reduction technology: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage systems (CCUS). Environmentalists dismiss it as a “false solution.”

By Ailén Desirée Montes São Paulo, Sep 3 (EFE) – Brazil’s mining industry, a key driver of exports, finds itself torn between the push for “green” initiatives and draft legislation that critics warn could bring it closer to environmental collapse than to playing a meaningful role in the global energy transition. Amid soaring global demand

Rio de Janeiro, Sep 2 (EFE).- Brazil, the world’s largest meat producer and exporter, aims to promote sustainable livestock practices using data from a new tool that measures methane emissions from animal waste. The tool calculates both the volume of methane emitted by animal waste and the reductions achieved when sustainable practices are adopted, explained Airton

By María Angélica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Sep 1 (EFE) – A fossil fuel-free Amazon, where sustainable development is promoted and Indigenous and local communities are supported, may seem utopian given ongoing oil and gas exploration. However, a proposal from a coalition of environmentalists and Indigenous groups aims to make it a reality. Indigenous and NGO

By Carlos Meneses São Paulo, Sep 1 (EFE) – Former Peruvian minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, one of the architects of the Paris Agreement, warns that President Donald Trump’s climate policies may be temporary. But he stresses they will cause lasting damage that must be reversed, just as world leaders prepare for COP30 in Brazil. Building “trenches”

By Carlos A. Moreno Rio de Janeiro, Aug 29 (EFE) – Brazil, the world’s largest beef producer and exporter, launched in July a program to track every head of cattle from birth to slaughter, a measure experts say will be critical in the fight against deforestation. The National Program for the Individual Identification of Cattle

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 27 (EFE).- Methane emissions in Brazil, which rose 6% between 2020 and 2023, could be reduced through sustainable livestock management practices, according to environmental organizations. In 2023, Brazil released 21.1 million tons of methane into the atmosphere, the second-highest level since measurements began under the Climate Observatory’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimates System