With federal enforcement agencies dismantled and the Environment minister fleeing from the police, the way is clear for environmental criminals in the Brazilian rainforest
A statement by the coordination committee of the Climate Observatory
Unprecedented class action seeks annulment of the new Brazilian goal under the Paris Agreement, which reduced ambition
Nearly 200 Brazilian organizations warn American President about risks of a closed-doors negotiation with the Brazilian ruler
More than 250 organizations signed a letter calling for the efforts of Brazil's National Congress to be directed to the health of Brazilians and not to socio-environmental setbacks
Observatório do Clima shows that the budget proposal for 2021, the lowest of the century, underscores the environmental dismantling strategy adopted by the Bolsonaro administration.
After so many government attempts to “push the whole lot through”, devastation in the Amazon reaches the highest rate in 12 years, 70 percent above the average rate recorded in the decade before the current administration.
Number of fire counts between May and August is the same as last year's
Europe: Bolsonaro needs a clear and categorical message that ratification of the UE-Mercosur trade deal cannot be considered until Brazil shows it’s ready to comply with its environmental commitments
Devastation alerts in 2020 set a new record even with the Army in the Amazon, and Jair Bolsonaro may become the first President with two record highs in a row
Position note by the Climate Observatory
Rapporteur of land grabbing bill worsens Bolsonaro government's proposal and increases prize to public land thieves
Stopping the destruction now is up to Congress, Justice and responsible investors
A letter by Brazilian civil society groups
Statement by the Brazilian Climate Observatory
A note from the Brazilian Climate Observatory coordination team
Statement by Carlos Rittl, executive secretary of the Brazilian Climate Observatory
BRASÍLIA, 11-27-2018 – The U-turn of the Brazilian government on its offer to host COP25 is regrettable, but not surprising. Given that a few weeks ago the Temer administration celebrated the bid to host the conference as a sign of “the country’s global leadership on sustainable development issues”, the reason for the turnaround probably […]
Nota da coordenação do Observatório do Clima sobre a nomeação no Itamaraty
A statement by the Brazilian Climate Observatory on Jair Bolsonaro’s election
The Brazilian Climate Observatory invites you to a side event at COP23: From leader to laggard? How Brazil’s domestic context jeopardizes its climate commitments Saturday, 11th, 16h/17h, Talanoa Space, Bonn Zone Brazil was the first emerging economy to put forward an absolute target for its NDC, and has won praise for its dramatic cut in […]
New platform for calculating the Asian giant's greenhouse gas emissions points to a growth of 29% between 2007 and 2012; it is based on the methodology developed by the Climate Observatory
The world's first NCD proposal by civil society organizations calls for an upper limit of 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide in Brazil by 2030, aims at carbon neutrality by 2050, and explains how to get there from here
