Tag: Climate change

Wednesday, September 25th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro tells UN the Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil and attacks world media for 'lying'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the media on Tuesday for “lying” about the fires in the Amazon and criticized international concern for the rainforest as fueled by interest in the region’s biodiversity and mineral wealth.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Green activist Greta Thumberg receives Amnesty International's “Ambassadors of Conscience” award

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International's “Ambassadors of Conscience” award on Monday, days before a major UN climate summit in New York.
Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 23:11 UTC
UN: Scientists call for urgent action to avoid reversing the development gains

New York, 11 September — Achieving human well-being and eradicating poverty for all of the Earth’s people—expected to number eight and a half billion by 2030—is still possible, but only if there is a fundamental—and urgent—change in the relationship between people and nature, and a significant reduction in social and gender inequalities between and inside countries, according to a new United Nations report by an independent group of scientists to be launched at the 2019 SDG Summit, but made available today.
Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
Numerous messages of support for French First Lady, insulted by Bolsonaro

World leaders have offered their support to Brigitte Macron, the wife of France's president, after a string of public insults from Brazilian leaders targeting her appearance.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Major oil companies billions in investments incompatible with Paris climate accord, claims energy think-tank

Major oil companies have approved US$50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a report published on Friday.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Bolivia admits forest fires has destroyed 1.7 million hectares

Wildfires raging in Bolivia's forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares, officials said on Wednesday, amid a US$11 million effort by the government to contain them.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
Bolsonaro ready to speak about Amazon fires at the UN General Assembly

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he was eager to speak about the Amazon fires that have drawn world attention at the next U.N. General Assembly in September, as the issue appeared to erode his support at home.
Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Canada will continue trade negotiations with Mercosur, despite the current Amazon policy of Brazil

Canada will continue its trade negotiations with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, despite demands to call a halt to the talks until more action is taken to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Insufficient rainfall forecasted as Brazil's Amazon dry season end approaches

Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil's Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through to Sept 10 expected to bring only isolated relief, according to weather data and two experts.
Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Amazon fires a “tipping point” for the health of rainforests, warns tropical forests organization

The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a “tipping point” for the health of the rainforest, the head of a top global forestry management body said on Wednesday, urging the world to do more to save the trees.