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Support for a green recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has come from multiple political parties, governments, activists, and academia across the globe. [8] [9] Following similar measures in response to the GFC, [10] a key goal of the packages is to ensure that actions to combat recession also combat climate change.
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Powerplant in Bahia. As of 2018, renewable energy accounted for 79% of the domestically produced electricity used in Brazil. [1] [2] [3]Brazil relies on hydroelectricity for 65% of its electricity, [1] [2] and the Brazilian government plans to expand the share of wind energy (currently 11%), solar energy (currently 2.5%) and biomass [1] [2] as alternatives.
In the electric energy matrix, the difference between Brazil and the world is even greater: while the world only had 25% of renewable electric energy in 2019, Brazil had 83%. The Brazilian electric matrix is composed of: hydroelectric energy , 64.9%; biomass , 8.4%; wind energy , 8.6%; solar electric , 1%; natural gas , 9.3%; oil products, 2% ...
That was founded by former Soviet Union President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993, building upon the work started by the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] Green Cross Brazil is an independent non-profit and non-governmental environmental organisation working to address the inter-connected global ...
The Just Transition Mechanism is a policy framework developed by the European Union (EU) as part of the European Green Deal investment plan to ensure a just transition into a low-carbon economy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The transition to a carbon-neutral economy will put more jobs at danger in regions with higher percentages of employment in carbon-intensive industries. [14] [15] [16] Employment opportunities by the green transition are associated with the use of renewable energy sources or building activity for infrastructure improvements and renovations. [17]
Brazil is among the countries emitting the most greenhouse gases overall, and also among the most emissions per person. [4]In 2020, official figures were reported for 2016: agriculture 33.2%, energy sector 28.9%, land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) 27.1%.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Portuguese: Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima, abbreviated MMA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The ministry emerged from the Special Secretariat for the Environment within the now-extinct Ministry of the Interior from 1974 to 1985.