Brazil launches two 'roadmaps' on deforestation and fossil fuels ahead of COP31
Documents from Brazil's COP30 presidency suggest coordinated actions to curb deforestation and reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal.
Environment
Climate, biomes and energy transition.
10 storiesExceeding 1.5°C, even briefly, can cause irreversible ice loss, report warns
UNEP and ICCI study, with more than 80 scientists, says Greenland and Antarctica are already losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s.
Bolivia declares emergency over drought and floods linked to super El Niño
President Rodrigo Paz announced the measure in an address; government will be able to expand funds and mobilize rescue teams.
Oct 30 · 07:01
Super El Niño could cause more than 850,000 heat deaths by March, projection estimates
Climate Impact Lab nearly doubles its previous estimate; Brazil could see about 19,000 above-average deaths between October and March.
Oct 29 · 03:00
Study links climate change to Typhoon Dujuan's extreme rainfall in Japan
World Weather Attribution scientists estimate 9% more water vapor in the atmosphere; the typhoon's passage in September left 17 dead.
Oct 29 · 03:00
Only a quarter of the area pledged for environmental restoration is being recovered, UN says
First global assessment, presented at the biodiversity COP17, finds 252 million hectares under restoration and funding far below what is needed.
Oct 29 · 00:00
Brazil's native vegetation is more fragmented, MapBiomas shows
The country has 3.41 million vegetation fragments, 45% more than in 1986, and the average size of each fell 43%.
Oct 27 · 16:28
Fishing reopened at the mouth of the Rio Doce ten years after the Mariana disaster
Interministerial ordinance reinstates rules and allows the activity between Aracruz and Linhares, in Espírito Santo, based on an Anvisa technical note.
Oct 27 · 06:00
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit new record in 2025, WMO says
World Meteorological Organization report shows CO2 at 426.8 ppm, 153% of the pre-industrial level, and projects another rise in 2026.
Oct 27 · 02:00
UN: new climate targets would cut only 6% of emissions by 2035
Days before COP31, a UN climate convention assessment shows national commitments are far from the 60% needed to limit warming to 1.5°C.