President Lula: Brazil had prominent position at COP15

The broadcast ‘Breakfast with the President’ (Café com o Presidente), aired on radio this Monday (21 Dec), looked into the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), held last week in Copenhagen (Demark). During the conversation, President Lula said that the feeling left from the meeting was “a feeling that leaders from the whole world will have to take this issue as a priority so …

Even without consensus, UN ‘takes note’ of Copenhagen Accord

The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference closed officially this Saturday, 19 December. The main outcome of the Conference was the ‘Copenhagen Accord’, drafted by a limited group of countries on Friday night and formally accepted by the UN.

Without unanimous approval, the accord will have an annex with the list of countries against it. The initiative of ‘taking note’ was t …

Climate Agreement will not happen with understatements and wrangling

“The world will not come to an agreement on climate with understatements and wrangling, without a strong commitment on CO2 emissions reduction targets and the assurance that poor countries will have their rights of development guaranteed”, underlined President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the final plenary session of the 15th UN Climate Conference (COP15), held this Friday, 18th Decembe …

Transcript of President Lula's address in Copenhagen

COP15 Joint High-Level Segment of COP/CMP National Statements

Official Translation:
Address of
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Friday, December 17, 2009
Copenhagen

Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary General, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of State, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Government, …

Video: Tackling deforestation in Brazil

Combating deforestation in the Amazon is Brazil’s biggest contribution to tackling climate change. The protection of the forest will account for more than half of the country’s voluntary goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in between 36.1 and 38.9 percent by 2020, announced last November. According to the first National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases, up to 75 percent of Brazil’s emi …

Interview: Jacques Marcovitch, professor from the School of Economics, Management and Accountancy from the University of SP

Jacques Marcovitch is a Professor from the School of Economics, Management and Accountancy from the University of São Paulo (FEA/USP), Researcher since 2002 of the implementation policies of the Climate Convention, with emphasis on the strategies that aim the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. He is also the general coordinator of the study Economics of Clime.

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Publication gathers government actions against deforestation

The policy of control and prevention of deforestation in the Amazon, led by the federal government since 2004, is the main theme of a publication that the Ministry of the Environment presents at COP-15.

The publication details the successful efforts undertaken by the Brazilian government to address the causes of deforestation in the region, which enabled the country to achieve the lowest …

Recovery of pastures could contribute with 12% of Brazil’s voluntary targets

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Enterprise (Embrapa) counts on the technique of recovery of pastures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the country.A recently published study points out that the recovery of these areas and the integration of crops with livestock are two available technologies that contribute to solve the problem of emissions reduction and, together, they could represent …

Head Minister Dilma Rousseff says rich countries want to equal emerging nations at Climate Conference

Copenhagen (Denmark) – The head of the Brazilian delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, the Minister of the Civil Household, Dilma Rousseff, said today (16 Dec) that rich countries want to establish virtually equal contribution shares to both rich and developing countries in the composition of the fund against global warming.

The Minister said …

Op-Ed: Time for 'Housecleaning' in Copenhagen

Just over two months ago in Copenhagen, I enjoyed one of the happiest days of my life when the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. I am now returning to the Danish capital for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15). The IOC event was the highpoint of Brazil's successful bid. For the international community, it is the COP15 th …

Interview: Carlos Nobre , researcher at the National Institute for Space Research

COP 15: World leaders must take into account the scientific evidence

Carlos Nobre is a researcher at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and, as part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was a recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize for the contribution of the Panel to the climate science.In this interview, Nobre talks about the Brazilian experience …

Brazil is at the top of a ranking of countries that are most active against climate change

Brazil is at the top of a ranking of countries that are most active against climate change. It is the first time in which an emerging country figures as the first one in the list, which was published last Monday (14 Dec) by the NGO Germanwatch and the Climate Action Network (CAN). The fifth Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) assessed ongoing measures in 57 countries and compared them with …

With new investments in sight, Brazil boosts wind power generation

Brazil took an important step towards the expansion of its clean energy mix when it held its first wind-only power auction this Monday, December 14th. Over 1805 MW were contracted, at an average selling price of US$ 84.88/ MWh. The auction will allow the building of 71 wind power plants located in five states of the Northeastern and Southern regions of the country. In the 20 year period in whic …

Interview: Marina Grossi - director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Development (CBEDS)

Companies are main agents for investment in innovation

The director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Development (CBEDS), Marina Grossi, explains how the Brazilian industry intends to contribute and benefit from the transition to a Green Economy

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Brazilian initiative for sustainable soybean production is presented at COP15

This Tuesday, 15 Dec, at 9:30 a.m., a side event will be held to discuss the contribution of the soy moratorium for deforestation reduction in Brazil. The event is promoted by the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove). The panel will show how partnerships between civil society and government can make feasible the sustainable production of soybean.

The commitment agree …

Side event - Brazil: for a Sustainable Economy

Invitation: The head of the Brazilian delegation, Minister Dilma Rousseff, Minister Chief of the Presidential Staff Office, will host a side event today – Monday, 14Dec09 at 7PM – and you are invited to join.

Brazil: For a Sustainable Economy
Developing our country, preserving life, guaranteeing the futures

Topics will include:
- Brazil’s carbon emission …

Interview: Mauro Pires, Director of the Ministry of Environment’s Deforestation Combat Department

Program to combat deforestation reaches historical results

The Director of the Ministry of Environment’s Deforestation Combat Department, Mauro Pires, shows how the Brazilian government has achieved historic reductions in deforestation in the Amazon and has 25 million hectares of federal protected areas, equivalent to the total area of the United Kingdom

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Agro-ecological Zoning of Sugarcane

Sugarcane-based ethanol production places Brazil as a world player in the trade of biofuels and also sets forth its commitments to engage the efforts for reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. By holding a competitive and successful program, the country is an example of how to combine growth and environment care.

Regarding this issue, after carrying out a discerning study on c …