Balancing Energy Needs and Ecological Impact eyesonbrasil 1. The Unearthly Bargain: Macron’s Pact with Lula In a high-stakes negotiation, French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva forged an unprecedented deal: Uranium extraction beneath the Amazon Rainforest. The allure of nuclear energy beckons, but at what cost? As bulldozers prepare to…
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eyesonbrasil 1. The Power of Collaboration In a historic meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shook hands on a groundbreaking deal: Brazil will supply Uranium to fuel French Nuclear Power Plants. This collaboration transcends borders, uniting nations in a shared commitment to sustainable energy. Let’s delve into the…
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Bio-economy First eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 28 march 2024 — Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Emmanuel Macron launched Tuesday in Belém a € 1 billion investment bioeconomy program for the Brazilian Legal Amazon as well as for the part of the Amazon within French Guiana to raise funds through public and private investments over the next…
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A Sustainable Powerhouse in the Making eyesonbrasil 1. The Urgency of Global Transition The impact of global warming reverberates across the planet, and the recent conflict in Ukraine has underscored the critical importance of global energy security. To limit global warming by 2050 to approximately 1.5°C, humanity faces the monumental task of transitioning the global…
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Developments and Implications eyesonbrasil 1. The Request for Impeachment Last Wednesday, 15 senators formalized a request for impeachment against the Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara. The accusation alleges a crime of responsibility, focusing on the alleged violation of Article 50, paragraph 2, of the Federal Constitution. The minister allegedly failed to respond in time…
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Germany recently announced it has made plans to look into and begin enabling underground carbon storage at offshore sites. The first steps the country will take towards doing this, are to push forwards with the technology that has been under debate for quite a while. eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Feb.29 th 2024 — Robert Habeck, who is the…
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The Dominican Republic’s forests are being cut down for grazing land – and it’s also having a serious effect on the water supply. Is planting new trees a natural solution to the crisis? by Lucy Sherriff / BBC Nothing, not even a drop, came out. Even the pipes, which usually gurgled in anticipation, stayed silent.…
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In 1997 Captain Charles Moore was sailing from Hawaii to California when he noticed a steady stream of plastics bobbing in the ocean. He had discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. by Frankie Adkins / BBC Over a thousand miles from land in the central North Pacific Ocean, the boat captain and oceanographer Captain Charles…
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From new artificial islands to the environmental devastation caused by the breach of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam – this is how humanity has changed the face of our planet throughout the past year. by Richard Gray / BBC There are few places on the Earth where humans have not left a mark of some kind. An…
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Novel restoration methods can speed up the recovery of threatened corals – but for a lasting impact, they need to be backed by action to stop ocean warming, reports Chris Iovenko. A new ally may help speed up the race to restore devastated coral reefs in Australia: robots, combined with mass-manufacturing techniques. Around the world,…
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