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Brazil auctions Amazon oil blocks amid communities’ protest, climate concern

While claiming leadership on the international climate agenda at the pre-COP30 climate conference in Bonn, Germany, the Brazilian government, through the ANP (National Agency for...
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Climate activists protest Brazil’s ‘hypocrisy’ at Bonn climate talks ahead of COP30

Climate justice activists and Indigenous representatives staged a protest on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, inside the UN climate talks in Bonn, where Brazil’s COP30...
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Oil & Gas

Carbon emissions: CSOs, communities kick against Brazil oil blocks auction

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) will hold the 5th Cycle of the Permanent Concession...
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Climate Change

Brazil, France urge nations to boost ocean climate action ahead of COP30

Brazil and France have launched a new challenge to countries to put oceans at the centre of climate action. On Monday, June 9, 2025, at...
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Climate Change

UN, France, Brazil launch ’10 years of the Paris Agreement’ commemorative logo

In light of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests,...
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Oil & Gas

Brazilian communities reject Amazon oil exploration, demand suspension of licensing process

In what looks like a historic demonstration, over 60 chiefs of the Indigenous peoples Karipuna, Galibi Marworno, Galibi Kali’na and Palikur Arukwayene, from Oiapoque,...
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COP30 Presidency’s letter calling for tripling of renewables, phase out of fossil fuels lauded

COP30 President, André Corrêa do Lago, on Friday, May 23, 2025, issued a third letter to governments to outline what should be achieved at...
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South African Embassy in Brazil invites climate delegation to hear grassroots energy justice solutions

In a show of growing interest in grassroots-led climate action, the South African embassy in Brazil extended an invitation to members of the South...
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...
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Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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