Emergência climática
‘Super-election year’ highlights climate threat to democracy
Worldwide, more people will vote this year than ever before, but instead of a cause of celebration, this is a source of worry because extreme politics are thriving in an era of extreme weather
‘Seeing our house, our work, go underwater. Here, it was a life saver‘
Liziane Dutra’s family lost everything to flooding in Rio Grande do Sul and went to live in a building occupied by unhoused people. Now, they may be evicted
Liziane Dutra’s family lost everything to flooding in Rio Grande do Sul and went to live in a building occupied by unhoused people. Now, they may be evicted
‘When the water rose, we didn’t think it would be that serious. Seeing the Market closed is truly sad’
Caroline Kader’s family has worked in Porto Alegre’s Mercado Público for four generations and is, for the second time, experiencing loss from a major flood
Caroline Kader’s family has worked in Porto Alegre’s Mercado Público for four generations and is, for the second time, experiencing loss from a major flood
Carbon cowboys: Mr. Greene’s risky game in Brazil’s ‘rough and tumble’ Amazon
Eighteen deals have been registered in the name of Indigenous Carbon, a new company with ties to U.S. entrepreneur Michael Greene, who has been accused of public land theft by the Pará Public Defender’s Office
Make climate polluters pay
As Rio Grande do Sul faces up to gigantic clean-up costs, it should look at the example just set in Vermont which has passed a new law to make oil firms responsible for damages caused by floods and other manifestations of global heating
‘Fake news’ about the climate is hampering aid efforts
Right-wing denial of human-caused global heating started as a tactic for industry to evade responsibility in the 1970s
‘That night, everything I am was left behind’
Cartoonist Talita Grass’s home was subsumed by the flooding in Rio Grande do Sul and now she is trying to recover her things from the mud’s destruction
Cartoonist Talita Grass’s home was subsumed by the flooding in Rio Grande do Sul and now she is trying to recover her things from the mud’s destruction
Bioeconomy: Genuine hope or new form of greenwashing?
The Brazilian government has decreed a national strategy for bioeconomy. Used well, it could direct more subsidies towards traditional forest communities. But the terms are so disputed that agribusiness is also vying for resources
O negacionismo climático de deputados e senadores gaúchos continua mesmo com a tragédia
Parlamentares do Rio Grande do Sul, estado devastado pelas enchentes, defendem o enfraquecimento das leis ambientais e podem agravar a crise do clima
‘We, guardians of Nature, knew it would happen. Capitalists are destroying Nature’
Cacique Cláudio Acosta’s village in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, was surrounded by floodwaters for ten days. After five days without clean water to drink, they had to improvise a well
Cacique Cláudio Acosta’s village in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, was surrounded by floodwaters for ten days. After five days without clean water to drink, they had to improvise a well