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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Finance in Common (FiCS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) launched the FiCS Financial Innovation Lab

Finance in Common (FiCS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) launched the FiCS Financial Innovation Lab (FiCS Lab), a new global platform to help public development banks in emerging markets and developing economies to mobilize private capital and expand climate finance.

Jeff Bezos, Leonardo DiCaprio Part of $200 Million Effort to Protect the Amazon

/PRNewswire/ -- The Bezos Earth Fund today announced it has awarded $50 million in grants to support conservation and sustainable development in the Amazon....

Brazil's Lula da Silva met with China's president, Xi Jinping, agreeing to collaborate on controlling deforestation and trade supply chains.

The International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and the Law Society of England and Wales are set to host an event during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 0900 – 1400 (EET) on Thursday...

In a civilized world, commitments should be kept. Sometimes it is impossible due to uncontrollable factors, such as a pandemic or an extreme event. But when it comes to Brazil and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Jair Bolsonaro’s administration showed that disrespecting international commitments is an intentional and structured government policy. Deforestation in the […]

Reactionary populism is now the biggest obstacle to tackling climate change. With outright climate denial no longer an option, populist politicians have increasingly positioned themselves as climate doubters and delayers, and this new approach is proving to be quite insidious. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global greenhouse gas emissions must peak

Rampant deforestation under Jair Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into the sixth largest emitter of carbon dioxide.

By Izabella Teixeira, Ana Toni and Laurence Tubiana