UK commits £85m to tackle global deforestation

The commitment, made at the COP28 summit in Dubai, includes up to £35m to protect the Amazon rainforest through Brazil’s dedicated Amazon Fund

Unprecedented heatwave hits Brazil

A heatwave in Brazil prompts red alerts for thousands of locations, affecting more than a hundred million people, attributed to El Niño and climate change

We must protect our forests, says climate tech expert

In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to Adrien Pages from MORFO who told about his drone technology that is restoring forest areas

How Brazil’s election could save the Amazon

The new President is looking to “aim for zero deforestation”

‘Hydrogen market needs $600bn investment by 2050’

A new study estimates how the hydrogen market may unravel in the coming decades

Wind-charged recovery ‘could create 2.2m energy jobs’

Five countries could benefit from the addition of 20GW of wind power, new study estimates

China claims Xi Jinping ‘was not offered a chance for video speech at COP26’

China blames the COP26 organisers for not giving an opportunity for video link method

COP26 Live: Leaders of more than 100 countries commit to end deforestation by 2030

The pledge is underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds

EDPR wins 15-year PPA for 209MW solar project

The solar project in Brazil will begin operations in 2024

COP26: New ‘Futures We Want’ project sets out visions for net zero world

This flagship science and innovation programme brought together communities from the UK, Jamaica, Brazil, Kenya, UAE, Saudi Arabia and India, who explored diverse perspectives and solutions to the day-to-day impacts of climate change