Justin Worland

2 weeks ago | time.com | Justin Worland

For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy. In few places has such an approach taken greater hold than Brazil. When I interviewed Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on the sidelines of the Milken Global Conference in L.A. in May, he was on a tour of the U.S. to promote his country as a home for data centers and immersed in urgent conversations about global trade.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Justin Worland

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 10 ahead of the beginning of the legislative push for President Donald Trump's massive tax package. Credit - Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg—Getty ImagesAs Republicans look to broker a sweeping budget deal, top GOP leadership in the House of Representatives unveiled a series of cuts this week to the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aimed at tackling climate change.

4 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Justin Worland

Milken Institute Global Conference signage outside the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on, April 25. Credit - Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Greetings from Los Angeles where the Milken Global Conference concluded earlier this week. For the uninitiated, Milken is a key stop on the conference circuit for many business and finance leaders—a great way to escape Manhattan to brush shoulders with industry titans and top policymakers in Beverly Hills. It is by no means a climate conference.

4 weeks ago | time.com | Justin Worland

Marina Silva’s achievements may seem borderline miraculous. Since taking office for a second run as Brazil’s environment and climate minister in 2023, the country has quickly and dramatically reversed deforestation trends with strict enforcement of environment rules that had been abandoned by her predecessor. According to the most recent official account released last fall, Amazon deforestation had fallen to the lowest level in a decade. In 2023 alone, it dropped nearly in half from the prior year.

1 month ago | time.com | Justin Worland

For the last year, the energy and climate narrative has been intimately intertwined with questions about AI’s impact on energy demand. As tech companies race to construct new data centers, they’ve turned the U.S. emissions reduction story on its head. In this environment, Brazil senses an opportunity. Up to this point, the AI demand story has been a U.S. one, but Brazilian officials want to convince tech companies to set up shop in their country.