Hello, readers of Eyes on Brasil, I am thrilled to announce that I will be contributing regular columns to Eyes on Brasil. I look forward to staying connected with you and sharing fresh insights on sustainability and environmental conservation. To kick off this journey, I want to share my story, my path, and what has…
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A Path to Resilience and Sustainability eyesonbrasil 1. The Growing Threat of Extreme Weather As climate change accelerates, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. These events pose a significant risk to dam safety worldwide. Brazil, with its extensive network of dams, is particularly vulnerable. To prevent damage and fatalities, we must address…
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eyesonbrasil 1. The Ignored Warning: The 2040 Study In 2040, a study commissioned by the Dilma Rousseff government revealed the imminent climate risks for Brazil. The floods in Rio Grande do Sul served as a painful reminder of the urgency to act. However, the government chose to shelve the project, leaving the results in limbo.…
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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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The Amazon rainforest is reeling from severe drought and the rivers are running dry. Drinking water is in increasingly short supply and transport is disrupted.
How to Sustainably Close the Digital Divide and Harness Digital Tools for Climate Action Abstract Climate change is unfolding amid the greatest information and communication revolution in human history. From e-commerce and social media to smart manufacturing and precision farming, digital technologies have become prevalent in all aspects of economic and social life. Digital technologies…
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In the absence of government regulations requiring dramatic reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing climate change, a growing number of companies are adopting “net zero” targets. More than one third of the world’s 2,000 largest publicly held companies have declared net zero targets according to Net Zero Tracker, a database compiled by a collaboration…
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Reuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Friday (24/11) inaugurated the construction of a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project in the province of West Papua operated by British Petroleum (BP). This CCUS project in West Papua is the first carbon storage project in the country. The CCUS project has the potential to store up to…
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Directed by Jeff Gibbs | Full Documentary Michael Moore presents a film by Jeff Gibbs, Planet of the Humans, a documentary that dares to say what no one else will — that we are losing the battle to stop climate change on planet earth because we are following leaders who have taken us down the…
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Dubai COP 28 eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, December 8th 2023 –Far more than six months before COP28, the annual global climate meeting, which is in progress in Dubai, the country was already awash in environmental hype. On the highway, banners for an event hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the fossil fuel behemoth known as…
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