Because setting a price for carbon matters to everyone?
It could be argued that nature is priceless., that its value is priceless. But not putting any price on the services it provides ends up sending out wrong signals: for being "free", many people understand that nature can be explored at will, at any cost. carbon. The result is that the environmental damage generated […]
RenovaBio: because the program is so interesting?
Encourage the biofuels sector, meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and ensure predictability, to her 13576/2017 creates the National Biofuels Policy, also called RenovaBio. This new policy helps define a strategy to ensure the strategic role of biofuels, especially when talking about energy security and reducing emissions […]
Circular Economy Can Help Countries Combat Climate Change, say report
A report from Circle Economy, group supported by the UN Environment, points out that just 9% of the global economy is circular, or that means that the planet reuses less than 10% the 92,8 billion tons of minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass used every year in production processes. Released in January at the World Economic Forum, in […]
Rede Brasil seeks partnerships to disseminate UN goals
Rede Brasil do Pacto Global plans to expand the number of partnerships to disseminate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the private sector (ODS). The Federations of Industries of the States of São Paulo and Paraná — FIESP and FIEP — and the National Association of Private Universities (ANUP) already joined the initiative of […]
In 2 months, scientist completely decontaminated pond using nanotechnology
Marino Morikawa, a Peruvian scientist with a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and a professor in Japan, returned to your country, Peru, in a rush, to decontaminate a small pond from his childhood with the application of nanotechnology techniques. To save the El Cascajo lagoon, in Huaral, where Morikawa fished, with your father, antes que esta fosse totalmente contaminada […]
in Piauí, report points out challenges for sustainable development
Identify, through a database and indicators, the main challenges of Piauí for the implementation of the Agenda 2030 this is what is proposed in the “Diagnosis of Piauí in the Light of Sustainable Development Goals (ODS)”, presented in Teresina last month. Result of the "ODS Piauí Project", parceria entre o governo do […]
UN invites Brazilian universities to participate in initiatives with academic impact
The United Nations Department of Public Information invites universities and other institutions involved in higher education and knowledge production in Brazil to join the Academic Impact initiative (AN Academic Impact, UNAI). It is an association with the United Nations and participation in a knowledge sharing network, pesquisa e soluções […]
Chile launches largest fleet of buses 100% Latin American electric
last thursday (13) december 2018, the Chilean government held the ceremony to hand over the 100 BYD K9FE electric buses in Santiago, not Chile. The event also marked the arrival of the largest bus fleet 100% Electrics in Latin America, driving the revolution of public transport electrification in the country. The local partner […]
Bento will be the first city in Brazil to transform organic waste into energy
A project that will make Bento Gonçalves a national reference in terms of environmental preservation and, break, will solve a problem that has been worsening in recent years. 30 years in every city in the world: the trash. The Solid Waste Plant will operate in the same location where the current transshipment is located, in the Pomarosa neighborhood, […]
In Paraiba, the sun that punishes the sertão is reality as a source of energy
If in a good part of the country solar energy is still a promise, representing less than 1% in the Brazilian energy matrix, in the extreme northwest of the state of Paraíba is already a reality and with the potential to grow a lot, as there are several projects that encompass actions in the public sector, private and civil society organizations. A […]
Global leaders call for more speed and urgency in climate adaptation solutions
Following a series of climate disasters related to global warming that affected countries around the world, the new Global Adaptation Commission was launched. This unprecedented union of global leaders comes to catalyze a worldwide movement to scale and speed up climate change adaptation solutions. The Commission […]
Event highlights the importance of innovation for sustainable and inclusive development
Innovation and technology are allied tools in defining public policies and can help countries achieve a more inclusive and sustainable development, in the assessment of United Nations officials present this Wednesday (28) in the assessment of United Nations officials, held at the Museum of Tomorrow, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Over […]
Brazilian companies launch digital campaign on global goals
Signatory companies of the Brazil Network of the Global Compact, linked to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) No brazil, launched this week, through its Engagement and Communication Committee (CHECK), unprecedented action to strengthen the implementation of global goals (ODS) signed in the agenda 2030. Entitled "ODS and Business Sector Campaign", the initiative involves more […]
Environmental policy and sustainable development in the country
Recently, the environmental agenda gained attention due to the proposals of the president-elect to merge the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture. But, even before the elections, attentive to society's movements, the direction of the Ethos Conference 20 years in São Paulo, I brought Cristiane Mano, Executive Editor of Exame; Fabio Feldmann, consultant, environmentalist, […]
How Petrobras intends to explore offshore wind energy in Brazil
Petrobras and the Norwegian company Equinor (ex-Statoil) recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of businesses to operate in the offshore wind energy segment (offshore) No brazil. The state-owned company has already built a pilot plant, with wind turbines whose generation capacity is of 6 a 10 megawatts (MW). They will be […]
Brazil loses R$ 3 billions a year for not recycling waste
The stagnation of public policies in the solid waste sector caused an increase in the amount of waste sent to inappropriate places in 2017. The return of dumps not only generates more impacts on the environment and on the health of the population, how does Brazil, by not increasing the recycling chain either, waste opportunities […]
Research develops organic fertilizer from plant biomass
Produced from aboveground biomass (part of the plant that sticks out of the ground) of legume species, N-green is a nitrogen-rich plant organic fertilizer (N) and easy to apply. “It has the essential nutrients for plants: match, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur; and micronutrients, like boron, ferro, manganese, molybdenum and zinc", […]
Article: Secure the pilot to the seat, by Marina Grossi
It was during World War II that, for the first time, the prerogative of trying to hold the pilot of a fighter to the seat emerged, not just for your safety, but by the imponderable: the speed sometimes ejected it, and the plane got lost. That's where the seat belt came from, today undisputed habit. the gigantic […]
South American countries have statistical gap to monitor SDG
In South American countries, missing information for about 60% of the indicators that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) uses in monitoring seven of the Sustainable Development Goals, os ODS. The estimate was released last week, 3, by the UN agency, responsible for monitoring the […]
What is REDD+?
REDD+ is an incentive developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to financially reward developing countries for their results in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, considering the role of conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of […]
Ministry of Industry officially joins the Brazil Network of the Global Compact
The Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (Doctor) is the first Brazilian federal agency to commit to the Global Compact to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS) United Nations. At an event on Wednesday (20) Minister Marcos Jorge de Lima made official the portfolio's adhesion to the Rede Brasil do Pacto […]
her 16 banks prepare first guide on climate change for the financial sector
Sixteen banks from four continents, among them the Brazilians Itaú Unibanco and Bradesco, joined the UN Environment Finance Initiative in developing a methodology designed to increase financial institutions' understanding of the impact of climate change and climate action on their businesses. This understanding is fundamental to allow […]
“Climate change remains the biggest threat to the human race”, says António Guterres
O secretário-geral das Nações Unidas promoveu, at the end of march (29), a press conference at the organization's headquarters, in New York, to talk about climate change. António Guterres said newspaper headlines are dominated by political issues, as an escalation of conflicts and violence. But, second, Guterres, “a verdade é que a ameaça […]
IUCN: The importance of biodiversity for business
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN, acronym in english) is the world's oldest and largest global environmental organization, and brings the conservation of biodiversity as its central mission, showing how fundamental this theme is to address some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, like climate change, the quest for development […]
Equator Principles: a financial management tool for sustainable projects
The Equator Principles contain a voluntary credit risk management framework and a set of guidelines for assessing environmental and social risks in project financial management activities. More because this demand? During practically all human history the problem of scarcity was solved through the exploration of the environment, […]
Extreme and connected weather phenomena
Teleconnections are remote associations. What happens on one side of the planet can have an effect on the other side. One example is El Niño, um dos fenômenos climáticos de origem tropical provocado pelo aquecimento anormal das águas do Oceano Pacífico, producing drought in northeastern Brazil and heavy rains in southern Brazil, among other effects. […]
The search for mechanisms to face climate change in agriculture
Latin America and the Caribbean are one of the richest regions in the world in natural resources. Gaskets, have 23% of land with crop potential, receive 29% of the precipitations of the planet and has seven of the 25 places in the world with the highest concentrations of endemic species. On the other hand, the region also has […]
Meet the new ones 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals must be implemented by all countries in the world during the next 15 years old, until 2030 More of 150 world leaders gathered at UN headquarters, in New York, to formally adopt a new sustainable development agenda. Agenda is made up of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (or ODS), that […]
Sustainability in Business Strategy x Ecosystems
This text presents a brief reflection on the correlation of articles: “Strategy & Society” (Porter; Kramer, 2006), “Shared Value” (Porter; Kramer, 2011), "Creating Sustainable Value" (Hart; Milstein, 2004), “The Path to Corporate Responsability” (Zadeck, 2014) e “How to Become a Sustainable Company” (Eccles; Perkins; Serafeim, 2012) e o conceito de ecossistemas “Strategy & Society” Qual […]
Activated charcoal from sugarcane bagasse, an option for reducing air pollutants
What is activated carbon? Activated carbon is known as a very effective adsorbent., its high porosity and, consequently, its high surface area, make its properties ideal for retaining atmospheric organic particles. Can be prepared from a numerous variety of raw materials.. Generally plentiful and cheap, with high […]