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Forum calls for sustainable business and accelerated development

Forum calls for sustainable business and accelerated development

The third SDG Business Forum brought together business leaders, governments, sociedade civil e das Nações Unidas este mês na sede da ONU em Nova Iorque para estabelecer estratégias para atingir os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) until 2030. O evento integrou a agenda do Fórum Político de Alto Nível das Nações Unidas — o encontro anual […]

UN sees slow progress to meet new development goals

UN sees slow progress to meet new development goals

If they want to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS) within the time limit, until 2030, countries will need to accelerate progress towards a fairer world. The warning is from the president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Marie Chatardová, who participated this week in the UN High Level Political Forum, closed at last […]

UN Global Compact launches report on local networks initiatives

Global Compact

The UN Global Compact released this week (18) a document that compiles the actions developed by local networks around the world for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS). Rede Brasil was featured in sessions on SDG strategies, anti-corruption and forced labor eradication programs. The publication “Accelerating the national implementation of the […]

Alstom's hydrogen-powered train makes its debut in Germany

alstom hydrogen-powered train debuts in germany

Alstom's hydrogen-powered passenger train received licensing in Germany this week, Alstom's hydrogen-powered passenger train has been licensed in, a highly polluting fuel, of regional transport. The German state of Lower Saxony ordered 14 Coradia iLint models from Alstom, according to the website of the company based in Saint-Ouen, in France. You […]

What is REDD+?

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

Ministry of Industry

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 […]

To Australia, Tesla's giant battery has already yielded $1 million

giant battery australia

On December 1st, 2017, Tesla's 100MV battery system came into service in South Australia after being built in just 100 days, at the request of Elon Musk himself. The battery has already proven to be useful. In day 14 from December, a coal-fired thermoelectric plant underwent a […]

her 16 banks prepare first guide on climate change for the financial sector

The United Nations Department of Public Information invites

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 […]

Germany seeks talent in the field of sustainability

Germany will open the doors of its main research centers in sustainable development to young science talent from around the world, even Brazilians. Germany presents: Green Talents Award 2015 The competition held by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF), vai selecionar os melhores projetos de pesquisa na área de sustentabilidade […]

HCV prepares to arrive in Brazil

An initiative of PROFOREST and HCV Resource Network, in December of last year, was organized after the good result of the first workshop held in Rio de Janeiro, in July, its second edition. The event took place in Brasília and was aimed at discussing the creation of a specialized working group for Brazil, and also, start a […]