Chris Cote is the energy and economics research associate at BrazilWorks. He previously worked as a researcher with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on the energy,…
Environment
Deterring Deforestation in the Amazon
New research indicates that space-age technology and good old law enforcement may account for approximately half of the avoided deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the last six years. The Climate Policy Initiative recently published, “DETERing Deforestation in the Brazilian…
Brazil at the COP 18 in Doha
The recent 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change once again failed to address global warming and its causes. One impasse among others was the issue of Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries…
Rio de Janeiro’s Low Carbon Development Plan
Last June, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes and the World Bank’s Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Hassab Tuluy, launched the city’s unprecedented plan to rapidly lower carbon emissions through low carbon economic development. The plan features both…
Biodiversity in Brazil
From SECOM and the Presidency of Brazil PRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICA SECRETARIA DE COMUNICAÇÃO SOCIAL As you may be aware, the eleventh conference of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP11), closed on October 19 in Hyderabad, India, concluding the…
Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte
Interested in the Belo Monte debate, please review the BrazilWorks’ summary of Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte published by Instituto Acende Brasil. Click here: Myths and Preconceptions about Belo Monte
BNDES Approves R$ 358 Million for Wind Farms in Ceara
The board of directors of the BNDES approved R$ 358 million in financing for the construction of four wind farms in the state of Ceará. The projects comprise the Trairi Project, which will have a total installed capacity of 115.4…