Amanda Magnani

3 days ago | climatechangenews.com | Amanda Magnani |Sebastián Rodríguez

A controversial auction of oil blocks in the Amazon by COP30 host Brazil drew bids on only 20% of the areas offered, a result that green campaigners have hailed as a partial victory as they prepare to challenge the bidding process in the courts.

Jan 7, 2025 | gasoutlook.com | Amanda Magnani

Analysis Latin AmericaAmazon Located in the heart of the world’s largest rainforest, the Brazilian city of Belem will be the host of COP30 from November 5th to 21st, 2025. On the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, it will be the first conference of the parties to take place in Brazil and only the fourth in Latin America. Less than a year ahead of the event, however, many remain sceptical about Belem’s capacity to host an event of this magnitude.

Dec 11, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Amanda Magnani

A new study found that Andean tropical glaciers have reached their lowest levels in 11,700 years, with drastic consequences for the Amazon due to the overlap of the two ecosystems. The findings come to light as record droughts in the Amazon in 2023 and 2024, exacerbated by climate change, have severely impacted local communities, including food insecurity and lack of access to drinking water. The ice loss in the Andes could reduce the water flow to the Amazon rivers by up to 20%.

Nov 20, 2024 | gasoutlook.com | Amanda Magnani

The success of this year’s U.N. climate conference COP29 depends on whether the parties can reach an agreement on the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). Most countries’ updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) also hinge upon it. Global South countries demand US$1 trillion a year by 2030, the amount climate finance experts say is necessary to address the climate crisis.

Nov 5, 2024 | gasoutlook.com | Amanda Magnani

Brazilian President Lula da Silva was supposed to be in Baku from November 10th through 12th for the COP29 Leaders Summit, before heading back home to preside over the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro from November 18th to 19th. But on October 19th, twelve days before turning 79, the president had a household accident that resulted in five stitches at the back of his head.