Reuters reports that US Climate Envoy John Kerry met with the Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva to discuss follow up on discussions between President Biden and President Lula regarding preservation of the Amazon.
Bloomberg reports that around the world demand for nuclear power is surging: Already, many of the world’s facilities are scheduled to run far beyond what’s considered the typical 40-year lifespan. Operators are pushing to keep some reactors running for as long… Read More »Nuclear Power Demand Is Up
An article by the Council on Foreign Relations says: Countries are expected to finalize an agreement that seeks to reverse the unprecedented destruction of nature during this year’s UN biodiversity conference in Montreal, COP15. One of the agreement’s twenty-one targets,… Read More »Biodiversity to Save 30×30
The Council on Foreign Relations reports that the UN Conference on climate change (COP 27) did not make enough progress tp prevent catastrophic c;limate change. On funding by wealthy countries for loss and damage to poorer countries, CFR said that “wealthy countries… Read More »Climate Conference COP 27 Mostly Failed
An excellent article in Vox explains why the US is not a party to the Biodiversity Convention, despite America’s claim that it is very concerned about the environment. The only other UN member which is not a party is the… Read More »Biodiversity Conference
According to the World Politics Review: As Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was making his way to the United Nations COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt last month, representatives of the three countries that possess the majority of… Read More »Lula and the Amazon