According to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the COP30 will take place in Belém in November, “as it is.” He wanted to dispel any doubts that the UN conference could take place in another city. However, the COP30 is not only facing logistical difficulties, but also substantive ones in a turbulent international context.The […]
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago president of the next COP 30. It will take place in November in Belém, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon region.25 years of negotiating experience65-year-old Corrêa do Lago is Secretary of State for Climate, Energy and Environment in the Brazilian […]
A new global political bloc formed at the Amazon Summit in Belém convened by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: the alliance of tropical rainforest countries. It has formed around the eight South American countries that belong to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OCTA). In addition to Brazil, these are Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, […]
After the first six months of his third term in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva begins to reap the first fruits of his environmental policy. Despite strong resistance in the opposition parliament and parts of the business community, the first results of the socialist environmental and climate policy are carefully positive:However, there […]
A potential election victory for the candidate of the PT Workers’ Party would likely advance climate protection in the country. Before the election, Lula said: “Let’s govern this country by making the climate issue a priority.” Specifically, that means in the fight against the destruction of the rainforest:Restore the command and control bodies such as […]