Policy
Climate Leadership
Climate Leadership #12Pedro Martins
Climate Leadership #11Gabriel Mantelli
Climate Leadership #10Paulo Ricardo
Climate Leadership #09Ana Maria Nusdeo
On the Media
Mário Soares interviewed for Rio's Municipal Chamber TV special report on climate emergency in Rio de Janeiro
Interview with Carlos R. S. Milani for the TV Brasil report on the Brazilian delegation in Davos
Carlos R. S. Milani comments on the Brazilian government's environmental agenda at the World Economic Forum, in an interview for Voz do Brasil
Ana Paula Tostes introduces the book "This changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate", by Naomi Klein, in editorial published in the Acauã Bulletin
Rubens de Siqueira Duarte signs the article "Environmental policy and sovereignty in Brazil", published in Latinoamerica21
Mário Soares defends the preservation of mangrove forests in Rio de Janeiro, in an article published in the newspaper O Dia
In interview for Radio Nacional, Carlos R. S. Milani talks about the challenges to be faced by Rio de Janeiro in dealing with Climate Change
Mário Soares explains how plains associated with mangrove forests remove carbon from the atmosphere
Mário Soares talks to the USP radio about the relevance of science and the mangrove
Mário Soares gives an interview to magazine Humanitas UNISINOS about the conservation of the mangrove
Commentaries
References to climate and environmental issues in Bolsonaro’s discourse before multilateral arenas: a brief content analysisMay 10, 2021
Speeches are more than words, they are expressions of the ideas and interests of the actors who give them, especially when it comes to the president of a nation. By analyzing the content of the discourse of political actors, such as Brazil’s president, one can accurately identify the ideas and the interests behind its political outlook on specific issues.
2021 Climate Summit: “reving up the engine” for COP-26 in GlasgowApril 30, 2021
The eyes of the world community are once again set upon the fight against global warming, thanks to the Climate Summit hosted by the US government. After former president Donald Trump announced Washington’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the United States resumed its leadership position in the climate change mitigation and adaptation movement.
Bolsonaro at the Climate Summit: fake news in the post-truth world?April 23, 2021
One year after the infamous April 2020 ministerial meeting, in which the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, defended the tactic of “doing all of it in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail) in matters of environmental policy, Bolsonaro’s speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate, convened by the Biden-Harris administration, took by surprise not only the Brazilian society, but also large segments of the international community. Bolsonaro’s speech referred to achievements and commitments of the Brazilian government that were totally disconnected from the reality of decisions and policies implemented by his administration since he took office in January 2019.