Brazil’s Climate Observatory has been Producing Reliable Estimates of Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 2013
RATING: AThe OC is a coalition of Brazilian civil society organizations collaborating on climate change issues. Founded in 2001, it originally aimed to train people... Read more.
Brazil’s Approach that Emphasizes Carbon Sequestration
B Rating The agricultural sector’s vulnerability to climate change requires effective and urgent adaptation strategies that could increase the resilience of... Read more.
Water Surface in Brazil has Reduced by 15% Since the Beginning of the 90s
Rating D (Falling Behind) Brazil holds 12% of the planet’s freshwater reserves, making up 53% of water resources in South America. Bodies of water define... Read more.
UN Panel Says That Brazil’s NDC Targets Are Too Low
Progress Report Mid-Way 2023 Rating D (Falling Behind) Brazilian emissions of greenhouse gases have grown by 40% since the year the country decided to take action... Read more.
Climate Observatory Produces a Decisive Document that Can Help Brazil Become Negative in its Emissions in 2045
The idea of forming a coalition of Brazilian civil society organizations to discuss climate change came up in 2001 in Salinópolis, on the coast of Pará, during... Read more.
Brazil’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 at COP 26 is contingent on slowing the rate of deforestation in the Amazon
At the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in November ‘21, Brazil announced the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. The Brazilian... Read more.
Brazil spent BRL 118.2 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2021
Despite having a relatively clean energy and electricity matrix, Brazil has a strong structure of fossil fuel subsidies, which stimulates the country’s production... Read more.
Illegal Mining and Climate Change in Brazil Threatens the Livelihood of Indigenous Peoples
Yanomami women and children: extraction of minerals within the Indigenous Land not only contaminates rivers and people but also destroys forests and affects the... Read more.
Brazil’s Agriculture Sector Is Responsible for 9.8% of Global Agricultural Emissions
According to the Climate Trace inventory, Brazil’s agriculture sector emitted 2021 1.35 billion tons of CO2e20, which corresponds to 9.8% of the total global emissions... Read more.
Brazil: A Climate Look Past and Forward
Looking Back 2022: Brazil’s Presidential Election/ Looking Forward 2023: Promised Efforts to Cleanup the Amazon The 2022 presidential elections were undoubtedly... Read more.