Brazil, Amazon Rainforest and Climate Summit

Brazil Cuts Down Thousands Of Trees In Amazon Rainforest To Build Road For Climate Summit
Brazil is facing criticism for cutting down thousands of trees in the Amazon rainforest to build a road for the COP30 climate summit, despite the country's claims of commitment to environmental protection.
Purpose defeated: Brazil cuts thousands of trees to make way for climate summit
Brazil faces criticism for clearing Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Belém. The highway, claimed to be sustainable with solar-powered lighting and wildlife crossings,
Brazil Clears 8 Miles of Amazon Rainforest to Make Space for UN Climate Conference
As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have been piled up along a stretch of road that will soon hold concrete and passing cars.
Satellite appears to show new highway cutting through Brazil's Amazon rainforest
Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host COP30.
Brazil’s COP30 president: Climate summits must move from words to real action
In a letter outlining his vision for Brazil's climate summit, the COP30 president calls for a "new era" with collective work
New road cut through Amazon for climate summit
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To Prep for Climate Summit, Brazil Cuts Down Rainforest
World leaders will be among the 50,000 people descending on the Brazilian city of Belem this November for the COP30 climate summit. Brazil is hailing it as historic—"a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon.
Amazon Rainforest Cut Down for Climate Summit Highway
Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.
Amazon Rainforest Razed To Build Highway For UN Climate Summit
Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the
Portion Of Amazon Rainforest Cut Down To Build Road For Climate Conference, BBC Reports
The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.
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Brazil outlines guidelines for COP 30
Brazil published this week a letter signed by Ambassador André Correa do Lago and Ana Toni, president and executive director ...
‘Turn game around’: Brazil’s COP30 president-designate invokes football’s spirit
Brazil’s COP30 President-Designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago outlined plans in a vision document presented on Monday to ...
COP30 president calls for ‘ambitious climate action,’ unveils initial vision for summit
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago called on governments to move from negotiation to implementation and increase their ambition ...
Brazil calls for climate ‘turnaround’ at COP30, pushes for $1.3 trillion in climate finance
Acknowledging the increasingly dire state of the global fight against climate change, Brazil, host of this year’s COP30 ...
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Letter outlining Brazil's vision for COP30 underscores climate urgency
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New US tariffs fueling a global trade war may slow climate progress by draining countries’ resources and eroding trust among ...
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COP30: Brazil Sees US as Key Despite Paris Agreement Exit
Brazil emphasizes the importance of US participation in COP30 climate talks despite its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, ...
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Brazil to Create $125Bn Fund for COP30: Will Early Speeches and Contributions Ease Logistics?
Brazil is preparing to announce a $125 bn fund at the COP30 summit to incentivise climate action, while early speeches and ...