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Brazil's Carbon Emissions Fall by 8% in 2022
#politics #brazil #environmentalism #ClimateChange #BrazilianPolitics
www1.folha.uol.com.br/intern… by @je_maes via @folha
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After Canada alleges Indian hand in Nijjar killing. @FT reports that US intel was concerned over possible plot against Pannun.
Our latest on EU-Mercosur negotiations: the controversial side letter has been mostly discarded and Brazil given assurances on impact of EU anti-deforestation law
Trade blocs ramp up talks in bid to close deal in coming weeks ft.com/content/f3d47ad6-1b85… via @ft
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How shoppers fell out of love with The Body Shop w/ @william_louch and @michael_pooler ft.com/content/02e5b3dc-62f3… via @ft
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Amazon drought: "“Global warming is clearly making a contribution to this exceptional drought,” said Tim Lenton, chair in climate change and Earth system science at the University of Exeter ... " #Manaus
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Valor: 8 commodities account for two thirds of Brazil’s exports so far this year: soy, oil, iron ore, meat, sugar, corn, pulp & coffee. In 2000, same 8 commodities accounted for just 26% of exports. Increase in Chinese demand & deindustrialization at home cited as main factors
"An OECD report said Brazil needed “urgent key reforms”, highlighting the “limited level of enforcement”, de facto impunity and perceived threats to the independence of prosecutors"
Brazil is taking worrying steps away from clean politics ft.com/content/6bb7c8a7-1375…
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Financial Times relatando o que realmente acontece. ft.com/content/6bb7c8a7-1375…
"What we are trying to do with the Peruvian food is what the French accomplished over 200 years, the Italians over 100 years, the Japanese over 50 years — and we did it in 25 years"
How a unique recipe took Peru to the top table of global cuisine ft.com/content/3ac93ed0-0a05…
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'A NewsGuard analysis found that "verified" accounts on X are superspreaders of misinformation about the conflict, boosting falsehoods while displaying a “verification” blue checkmark that verifies nothing' newsguardtech.com/misinforma…
"The Cerrado has always been chosen to die in place of the Amazon". Excellent work by @SamCowie84
Brazil looks for more sustainable ways to grow soya ft.com/content/d444ff66-c0e1… via @ft
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Scandal bares the problems of the Amazon carbon credit market—The lack of clear rules for the voluntary carbon market means there is “little to no public oversight”, said Mario Braga, a political risk analyst at Control Risks. ft.com/content/4cb93468-d9bd… @FT @bryanhimself
Scandal bares the problems of the Amazon carbon credit market
Or as one executive in the sector said to me: "It can’t be this amateur shitshow."
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Required reading here from @bryanhimself on the ongoing problems with voluntary carbon offsets ft.com/content/4cb93468-d9bd… via @ft
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Wild story about the ongoing legal battle for the estate of legendary Brazilian banker, Joseph Safra.
If you liked the show Succession, you are going to like this story!
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Safra: a family in turmoil over the will of the world’s richest banker ft.com/content/290bddfa-a4d5… Great reporting by @Michael_Pooler and @JoeMillerJr
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The man in the middle was a 🇺🇦 soldier killed fighting Russian invaders last summer. When his family reburied him in his home village of Hroza, retaken last Sept from Russian occupation, Russia fired a missile to kill everyone else in this photo, plus 48 other villagers. Medieval
"I don’t see any contradiction between the exploration of oil and gas and the decision to carry out the energy transition in a just and inclusive way. The reality of the world is that we still need fossil fuels."
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