Archives Socio-environment and the Amazon - INESC https://inesc.org.br/en/eixos/socio-environment-and-the-amazon/ Institute of Socioeconomic Studies Mon, 19 May 2025 19:08:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Principles and guidelines for climate finance https://inesc.org.br/en/principles-and-guidelines-for-climate-finance/ Thu, 15 May 2025 20:33:11 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=38856 The post Principles and guidelines for climate finance appeared first on INESC.

]]> Climate ambition or preserving the status quo? https://inesc.org.br/en/climate-ambition-or-preserving-the-status-quo/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:41:07 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=38847 The post Climate ambition or preserving the status quo? appeared first on INESC.

]]> Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2022-2023) https://inesc.org.br/en/subsidies-for-fossil-and-renewable-energy-2022-2023/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:29:06 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=37799 The Institute of Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has been monitoring federal subsidies to fossil fuel since 2018, with the aim of promoting public debate on government support for the expansion of production and consumption of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal in Brazil. In this publication, Inesc innovates by presenting subsidies to renewable sources with the … Continue reading "Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2022-2023)"

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]]> Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2018-2022): reforming for a fair energy transition https://inesc.org.br/en/subsidies-for-fossil-and-renewable-energy-2018-2022-reforming-for-a-fair-energy-transition/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:24:55 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=36535 The Institute of Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) has been monitoring federal subsidies to fossil fuel since 2018, with the aim of promoting public debate on government support for the expansion of production and consumption of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal in Brazil. In this publication, Inesc innovates by presenting, for the first time, subsidies to … Continue reading "Subsidies for fossil and renewable energy (2018-2022): reforming for a fair energy transition"

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]]> As soy moves forward: impacts of Hidrovias do Brasil in Itaituba, Pará https://inesc.org.br/en/as-soy-moves-forward-impacts-of-hidrovias-do-brasil-in-itaituba-para/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:51:09 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=35261 This Dossier is a document published by Inesc, based on complaints filed by residents of the region, and it reveals that Hidrovias do Brasil does not comply with the measures to mitigate the negative impacts of its operations in the Itaituba region. Hidrovias has IFC – the investment arm of the World Bank in the … Continue reading "As soy moves forward: impacts of Hidrovias do Brasil in Itaituba, Pará"

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]]> Fossil Fuels Campaign https://inesc.org.br/en/campanhas/fossil-fuels-campaign/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:51:49 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?post_type=campanhas&p=35211 On the occasion of the launch of the study entitled “Fossil Fuels Subidies in Brazil: Learn, Assess and Reform!” prepared by Inesc, we prepared a social networking campaign on the theme, drawing attention to the climate, social and environmental impacts of fossil fuel subsidies in Brazil. The document estimated that Brazil spends about R$68 billion … Continue reading "Fossil Fuels Campaign"

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]]> Investments and Rights in the Amazon https://inesc.org.br/en/acoes/investments-and-rights-in-the-amazon/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:42:46 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?post_type=acoes&p=35111 The website “Investments and Rights in the Amazon” is an initiative of INESC that aims to stimulate reflection and action on the paths and ways for an Amazonian development based on the protection of its socio-biodiversity and the guarantee of rights for its population. The data, information, and analysis on the Brazilian Amazon, produced by … Continue reading "Investments and Rights in the Amazon"

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]]> Abyss from end to means: President Bolsonaro in UN https://inesc.org.br/en/abyss-from-end-to-means-president-bolsonaro-in-un/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:06:14 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34933 Feeling a mixture of shame and desire to show the world what is happening in Brazil, we awaited Bolsonaro’s speech at the opening of the UN Assembly. Reality surpassed expectations and although nothing was said to be new. The discourse explained to the world the thinking of the Brazilian government. Amazonia and the indigenous peoples … Continue reading "Abyss from end to means: President Bolsonaro in UN"

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]]> Inesc at COP 27: the organization has broadened its scope of action in the socioenvironmental agenda https://inesc.org.br/en/eninesc-at-cop-27-the-organization-has-broadened-its-scope-of-action-in-the-socioenvironmental-agenda/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:48:41 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34790 The 27th edition of the Conference of Parties, COP 27, will take place between 6 and 18 of November in Egypt, gathering member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Considered the largest event on climate issues worldwide, the Conference is where negotiations to limit the rise in global temperatures take … Continue reading "Inesc at COP 27: the organization has broadened its scope of action in the socioenvironmental agenda"

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]]> Brazil’s Energy Matrix and the Paris Agreement https://inesc.org.br/en/ndc-energy/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:51:13 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=34120 In 2016, Brazil submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. The NDCs state the targets for reduction of gas emissions responsible for intensifying the greenhouse effect. The targets are compulsory and must progress at each NDC submitted. This study analyzes the NDCs drafted by the Brazilian government with regards to the energy … Continue reading "Brazil’s Energy Matrix and the Paris Agreement"

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]]> Investments of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Brazil were not focused on combating COVID-19 in 2020, report says https://inesc.org.br/en/investments-of-international-financial-institutions-ifis-in-brazil-were-not-focused-on-combating-covid-19-in-2020-report-says/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:00:40 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32352 Since the beginning of this pandemic, several International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have committed to contribute to the global fight against COVID-19. According to statements from the IFIs themselves, investments in the year 2020 were supposed to direct aid and other support to those most vulnerable and impacted by the pandemic. However, the study “Investments of … Continue reading "Investments of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Brazil were not focused on combating COVID-19 in 2020, report says"

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]]> Investments of International Financial Institutions in Brazil in 2020 https://inesc.org.br/en/investments-of-international-financial-institutions-in-brazil-in-2020/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:30:59 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32348 Since the beginning of this pandemic, several International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have committed to contribute to the global fight against COVID-19. According to statements from the IFIs themselves, investments in the year 2020 were supposed to direct aid and other support to those most vulnerable and impacted by the pandemic. However, the study “Investments of … Continue reading "Investments of International Financial Institutions in Brazil in 2020"

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]]> Three articles to understand the Brazilian socio-environmental and climate policy https://inesc.org.br/en/three-articles-to-understand-the-brazilian-socio-environmental-and-climate-policy/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:27:36 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32274 Three articles published by the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (Inesc) bring analysis on relevant aspects of socio-environmental and climate policy in Brazil. The monitoring took place between 2019 and 2020 and gave rise to the series: “Monitoring the Brazilian NDC* under the Bolsonaro government”.   Access each of the articles below. *Nationally determined contributions made under … Continue reading "Three articles to understand the Brazilian socio-environmental and climate policy"

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]]> Electricity and energy expansion: advances, risks and limitations of the proposed trajectories https://inesc.org.br/en/electricity-and-energy-expansion-advances-risks-and-limitations-of-the-proposed-trajectories/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:23:00 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32272 Taking the Ten Year Expansion Plan for Energy (PDE 2030) and the National Energy Plan (PNE 2050) as a basis, the advances, risks and limitations of the proposed trajectories for electric and energy expansion are addressed. The text highlights the government’s lack of articulation to implement long-term plans for the improvement of the national matrix, … Continue reading "Electricity and energy expansion: advances, risks and limitations of the proposed trajectories"

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]]> Logistics infrastructure, agribusiness and climate https://inesc.org.br/en/logistics-infrastructure-agribusiness-and-climate/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:20:50 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32270 Environmental degradation and attack of the ways of life of native peoples, traditional and peasant communities are consequences of this model of economic exploitation. This scenario contributes to the consolidation of Pará as the subnational unit with the highest level of greenhouse gas emissions derived from changes in land use and the allocation of areas … Continue reading "Logistics infrastructure, agribusiness and climate"

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]]> Pilot Program for REDD+ Payment for Results: benefiting those who preserve the forest? https://inesc.org.br/en/pilot-program-for-redd-payment-for-results-benefiting-those-who-preserve-the-forest/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:14:55 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32268 This policy brief warns about the reformulation of the pilot program sent to the Green Climate Fund under the Bolsonaro government. In this reformulation, the purposes, scope and beneficiaries of the program were altered, promoting a change in the nature of the program from public policy to market incentive. The result is the redirection of … Continue reading "Pilot Program for REDD+ Payment for Results: benefiting those who preserve the forest?"

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]]> Analysis of the environmental clause in the free trade agreements between Mercosur and the EU and Mercosur and EFTA https://inesc.org.br/en/analysis-of-the-environmental-clause-in-the-free-trade-agreements-between-mercosur-and-the-eu-and-mercosur-and-efta/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:45:40 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=32277 The position paper analyzes the impact of the Bi-regional Association Agreements between Mercosur and the European Union and Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association, which aim to promote trade liberalization between the blocks in different economic sectors. The document suggests the interruption of the ratification of the Agreements since, besides the potential negative socio-environmental … Continue reading "Analysis of the environmental clause in the free trade agreements between Mercosur and the EU and Mercosur and EFTA"

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]]> Video: Caatinga, Hierarchies and Pandemics https://inesc.org.br/en/video-caatinga-hierarchies-and-pandemics/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:35:01 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=31927 Dacia Ibiapina, film-maker “We, in order to live in an integrated way, in order to have welfare, we need to respect all lives, without hierarchizing and without classifying.” (Nêgo Bispo, December, 2019). The mark of the Antonio Bispo dos Santos’ thinking, Nêgo Bispo, is originality. Provoked to talk about Covid-19, he chosed to address the … Continue reading "Video: Caatinga, Hierarchies and Pandemics"

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]]> Incentives and Subsidies to Fossil Fuels in Brazil in 2019: Identify, Evaluate, Reform https://inesc.org.br/en/incentives-and-subsidies-to-fossil-fuels-in-brazil-in-2019-identify-evaluate-reform/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:40:55 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=31583 The study “Incentives and Subsidies to Fossil Fuels in Brazil in 2019: Identify, Evaluate, Reform”, published by Inesc (Institute of Socioeconomic Studies), calculates the amounts of incentives and subsidies to production and consumption of fossil fuels in Brazil through a methodology developed by Inesc. In Brazil, in 2019, such incentives and subsidies reached the amount … Continue reading "Incentives and Subsidies to Fossil Fuels in Brazil in 2019: Identify, Evaluate, Reform"

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]]> Brazilian activists launch joint statement at COP 25 on crisis of deforestation and burning in the Amazon https://inesc.org.br/en/jointcop25/ Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:15:33 +0000 https://inesc.org.br/?p=30365 Madrid, 12 December 2019 – A joint statement signed by over 100 civil society organizations on the crisis of deforestation and burning in the Amazon was launched today at the 25th annual conference (COP 25) of the UN Convention on Climate Change in Madrid, Spain. The document was presented by environmental and human rights activists at … Continue reading "Brazilian activists launch joint statement at COP 25 on crisis of deforestation and burning in the Amazon"

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