Brazil
Troubled meatpacker JBS sanctioned over Amazon deforestation
World’s biggest meat producer slapped with sanctions by Brazil’s environment agency after cattle were traced to illegally cleared rainforest areas
Brazilian Amazon to ditch diesel for clean energy
Bids have been invited for a renewable power auction in May, to wean the Amazonas region off reliance on fuel imports
“Beef caucus” takes over indigenous policies in Brazil
Indigenous groups say they are at “war” with the Brazilian government after the appointment of a justice minister with close ties to agriculture
Brazil ex-environment minister slams ‘land grabbing’ plan
Izabella Teixeira has hit out at a “shameful” parliamentary proposal to cut conservation zones in Amazonas state
Brazil’s coffee growers face bleak future as world warms
Small-scale farmers who produce most of the world’s coffee beans face reductions in crop yield and quality as a result of rising temperatures and extreme weather
Brazil set for ‘environmental civil war’, warns minister
Jose Sarney Filho is at loggerheads with the rural lobby in Congress over a bill to tear up environmental protections
Brazil needs new coalitions to halt forest clearance surge
The latest data confirms an increase in tree-cutting, including in the most valuable carbon-rich areas of Amazon rainforest
Time for cities to get a seat at global climate talks?
As the world continues to warm, cities are housing ever greater numbers − yet they have no voice in climate talks
Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rise on deforestation spike
Emissions increased 3.5% between 2014 and 2015, the latest independent analysis shows, while the economy shrank
After ratification, cities can deliver the Paris climate deal
Writing in Climate Home, the mayors of Paris, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro say they are ready and willing to implement the UN’s new climate deal
Brazil shifts funds from coal to solar power
Major development bank is prioritising clean energy as economic crisis limits resources
Can the right be good for the climate in Latin America?
As centre right parties assume power across the continent it’s easy to say this will mean a cull of environmental laws, but it’s not that straightforward
Brazil to ratify Paris climate deal amid forest fire surge
President Michel Temer is expected to formalise climate commitments next week, as critics warn of failure to tackle deforestation
Brazil to ratify Paris climate deal on 29 August – reports
Interim president Michel Temer keen to beat US and China in race to formally back Paris climate agreement
Deforestation impacts felt for decades – scientists
Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without programmes of forest restoration in degraded areas, scientists say
Brazil senate approves Paris climate deal
Olympic hosts take major step towards formal support of new UN climate deal, with announcement likely in September
Amazon megadam denied licence over environmental, indigenous concerns
The 8GW Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydropower project is expected to get the thumbs down from Brazilian regulators, in move cautiously welcomed by activists
Can Brazil green its energy without mega dams?
Human rights violations, drought risk and now corruption are undermining the case for hydropower. Environment minister José Sarney Filho is making the case for change
Amazon Basin drought stunts planet’s ‘green lungs’
Serious tree loss and stunted growth caused by repeated droughts in the Amazon Basin have damaged the rainforest’s vital ability to store atmospheric carbon
Brazil takes a step towards ratifying Paris climate deal
Hopes Paris climate deal could enter into force by the end of the year raised with news Brazil lower house supports ratification