AgriZone, the agribusiness challenge at COP30
From Belém - Formally, it is supposed to be a space dedicated to sustainable agriculture and technological innovation. In reality, it welcomes and gives a voice to all Brazilian and internati...
COP30, how does the future look for the negotiations?
Climate negotiations are celebrating their 30th anniversary, with the start of the COP in Belém, Brazil, today, Monday 10 November. For the first time in years, I will be following a UNF...
Tropical Forest Forever Fund: the controversial Brazilian project at the core of COP30
It is Lula's crowning achievement, his political legacy for the Amazon: a mega forest fund, the first of its kind, superior to any previous initiative, including the REDD+ carbon credit mechanism. I...
Water at the heart of COP30: what to expect after the Baku turning point
Within the global debate on the climate crisis, water represents a central paradox. According to experts, it is the element through which approximately 70% of the impacts of climate change manifest ...
COP30 chaos: a logistical fiasco that undermines negotiations and democracy
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponible anche in italiano This year, I will not attend COP30. After 15 years of negotiations, which I began following in 2009...
Brazil, Land of Contradictions, Is Getting Ready for COP30
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In November, COP30, the United Nations climate summit, will take place in Belém, a Brazilia...
COP Troika increases fossil fuels production despite promises
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano At COP28 in Dubai, all delegations agreed on the phrase “transitioning away”, calling ...
At COP16 Colombia 2024, biodiversity negotiations are ready to start
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The sixteenth round of negotiations on biodiversity kicks off in Cali, on Monday 21 October , foll...
Climate racism is the absentee at COP28 negotiations
*from Dubai Ecological transition, decarbonization, forest protection, carbon markets. For civil society, these key elements in the fight against climate change often have a double face. Wh...