Brazil Archives

Aerial view of two liquefied natural gas tankers moored at a jetty in Malta

The US can provide Europe with LNG while advancing climate goals

Perspective / SEI Senior Scientist Peter Erickson says it's possible for the US to offset European dependence on Russian LNG and advance climate goals.

1 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply chains

Freighters full of containers at port, Seattle, WA, US, January 2020

SEI’s Javier Godar discusses Global Shipping Watch in Safety4Sea

Media coverage / Safety4Sea speaks to SEI Senior Researcher Javier Godar about the new Global Shipping Watch data platform launched by SEI and how it helps consumers understand.

17 March 2022 / About Fossil fuels, Supply chains and Transport

Red and blue cargo ships floating next to dock

Unique data platform brings transparency to global maritime trade, supports efforts to decarbonize sector

Press release / Global Shipping Watch delivers information on cargo transported by individual vessels, the companies that own the cargo, and greenhouse gas emissions.

15 March 2022 / About Business, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Supply chains and Transport

Carbon exchange in rainfed and irrigated cropland in the Brazilian Cerrado

Journal article / This study measures the carbon exchange of two fields in the Brazilian Cerrado (irrigated and rainfed) with rotations from different cultures.

8 March 2022 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Land use

Woman walking up white spiral staircase with green grass at bottom

Politically sustainable, but socially unjust? Contradictions of the Politics of a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Past event / This event will discuss the contradictions of existing political approaches to a sustainable bioeconomy in various regions as well as their backgrounds.

18 February 2022 / About Bioeconomy

Green trees on lake with reflection of clouds, Amazon, Brazil

Quo vadis, Brazil? Environmental malgovernance under Bolsonaro and the ambiguous role of the Sustainable Development Goals

Journal article / This paper examines the Bolsonaro administration in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, revealing malgovernance and deliberate transgressions

14 February 2022 / About Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

Jatropha curcas is a type of wild plant with bright green leaves measuring 5–15 cm with a leaf bone structure. The leaves of this plant are commonly used as natural medicine. Green leaves and fruit under blue sky

Just transition towards a bioeconomy: four dimensions in Brazil, India and Indonesia

Journal article / A just bioeconomy transition also requires sustainable farming and land use, as two transitions in one.

25 January 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Public policy

Town with factories and residential buildings with river and mountains in background under overcast sky, Brazil

The Bioeconomy–Biodiversity Nexus: Enhancing or Undermining Nature’s Contributions to People?

Journal article / The NCPs framework can help broaden synergies in the bioeconomy–biodiversity nexus, but inclusive governance remains critical.

24 January 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Climate services, Ecosystems and Participation

Drone footage of a palm oil plantation at the boundary of natural forest

Trading deforestation – why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Journal article / Consumer countries and blocs are developing laws to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports but they are insufficient to address this global issue.

23 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains