Thiago Doria Barral

Jan 12, 2025 | almendron.com | Thiago Doria Barral |Woochong Um

La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP29) celebrada en noviembre en Bakú, apodada la “COP de las finanzas”, dejó a muchos profundamente decepcionados, y con razón. Si bien la promesa de movilizar 300.000 millones de dólares en financiación climática de aquí a 2035 es un buen comienzo, queda muy lejos de lo que se necesita para acelerar el desarrollo de sistemas energéticos con bajas emisiones de carbono en los países de ingresos bajos y medios.

Jan 10, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Hong Jian |Bill McKibben |Niles Niemuth |Thiago Doria Barral

Fires continue to rage through communities in and around Los Angeles imperiling entire neighborhoods and choking millions of people with toxic smoke. At least six people have been confirmed dead and large swathes of previously idyllic neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena resemble a war zone. On Thursday, local fire officials estimated that at least 9,300 but as many as 10,300 structures, mostly homes, had already been damaged or destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Jan 9, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Bill McKibben |Niles Niemuth |Thiago Doria Barral |Binoy Kampmark

What’s happening right now in Los Angeles is almost too painful to write about. I’ve spent much of the day writing and calling back and forth with friends and colleagues. All report: horror. And since it’s playing out against the most familiar backdrop on earth, the scene of more movies and tv shows than any place on our planet, I think it will be as iconic as Pompeii in our collective imagination. If, you know, people in Pompeii had had smartphones.

Jan 9, 2025 | project-syndicate.org | Thiago Doria Barral

While the region's countries have made significant progress toward universal energy access, 60 million people across the region still live without reliable power. Closing this energy gap will require a concerted effort by governments, development-finance institutions, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector.

Jan 9, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Niles Niemuth |Thiago Doria Barral |Binoy Kampmark |Neha Saigal

California is facing what could be its most devastating wildfire in history, with fires burning uncontrolled throughout Los Angeles County. Images shared widely on social media show whole neighborhoods and city block after city block completely burned to the ground, amid reports that firefighters have been unable to even access water to extinguish the flames as their lines have run dry.