Archive for Brazil
Amazon deforestation increasing. Again
Posted by: on December 1, 2008 in Tags: Brazil, forests, Sustainable development
I was reporting it previously, the deforestation of the world’s largest forest decreased last year. But it seems that it increased again in 2008, and this albeit the Brazilan government’s ambitious goals.
Even if this is a small increase compared to last year - less than 4 percent - this is still a big problem as no less than 11,968 square kilometers of forests were destroyed in a single year.
According to the WWF, deforestation and forest fires are responsible for 75% of Brazilian greenhouse gases emissions. It is time to act on that topic. Continue reading »
Sao Paulo may cut CO2 emissions by 30 percent
Posted by: on September 12, 2008 in Tags: Brazil, Climate change
The economic capital city of Brazil is willing to act strongly on global warming. To do so, a law might be passed to cut its greenhouse gases emissions by up to 30 percent by 2012.
This is a brilliant thing. It occurs as rich nations are wondering if they could slash their own emissions by the same proportion, but by 2020… this makes me think about our leaders’ determination.
Indeed, if a city like Sao Paulo can do it, why couldn’t we ? We obviously waste much more energy than them an thus can save more in terms of proportion. Continue reading »
A short news to inform you that Blog do Planeta has changed both its address and design. The information they provide is really worth reading, provided you have a sufficient level of Portuguese.
They are covering a very wide variety of topics in an environmental point of view and it is always a pleasure to (try to) read them. So best of luck to Alexandre and his team of charming ladies.
I also would like you to welcome Green with a gun to my favorite readings in the sidebar. It is another great website with most interesting posts… Continue reading »
Gisele Bündchen’s environmental blog
Posted by: on June 2, 2008 in Tags: Brazil, Sustainable development
Today, environmental issues are no more the concerns of just a few people, they are tackled by millions of people, from all social origins and countries.
Indeed, the famous Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen (left) has been for some time now concerned by such questions at a worldwide level but also in her home country, Brazil.
To better reflect this, she launched a blog - both in Portuguese and English - where she and other contributors write on environmental issues. Continue reading »
Earlier this week, I checked Blog do Planeta - written by the Brazilian weekly Epoca - my information source on what goes on in the environmental area in this country.
I was quite surprised to see my name on the list written by Alexandre Mansur of his ten best green international websites. I take the opportunity here to thank him for that.
I also would like to welcome my readers from Brazil. I hope you will appreciate this blog as much as Alexandre does. Continue reading »
Putting an end to deforestation in Brazil by 2015
Posted by: on October 22, 2007 in Tags: Brazil, forests
This is the ambitious goal that was set at the beginning of the month by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), eight other NGOs and the government of Brazil.
This would to be reached by various sustainable development schemes that will include the local people, companies and government.
This is high time for such a project to be launched as according to various scientists, already 17 percent of the Amazon forest have been cut off.
Suez sells 3.3 billion € of electricity in Brazil
Posted by: on October 18, 2007 in Tags: Brazil, Energy, renewables
According to various sources, including CNN Money and Challenges, the French company Suez sold for 3.3 billion Euros worth of electricity during auctions in Brazil.
The electricity will be generated by a dam that the company is currently building in collaboration with local companies. The project will be ready by 2012.
This project is due to answer in a sustainable way the growing energy demand in this country.
The deforestation of Amazonian forest is slowing down
Posted by: on August 16, 2007 in Tags: Brazil, forests, Sustainable developmentAccording to the Brazilian Environment Ministry, the deforestation of the Amazonian forest have slowed down by 25 percent in Brazil in 2006 from 2005.
Mr. Luiz Inacio da Silva, the President of Brazil, stated that preserving the environment doesn’t need to slow the economic growth as the latest statistics showed.
I will tackle more in depth this event as it is indeed good news for both sustainable development and climate change mitigation.
Brazil, the leading South American economy, plans to enrich uranium and to build possibly a new nuclear plant in order to answer to the local growing electricity demand.
Last year Brazil achieved oil self-sufficiency and is now willing to launch a whole uranium enrichment program, in order to manage totally this part of the nuclear process.
The local government made it clear that its intentions for pursuing such a program are strictly civil and that the country do not want to access to nuclear weapons.
This question appeared lately in the US press notably in the New York Times. This happens as the local President is willing to stimulate economic growth.
The current President of this large country, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - also known in the media simply as Lula - is willing to build two dams in the Amazon Rainforest.
This project would cost around USD 11 billions and would be located in the Rondônia state. (Northwest of the country)
