Brazil Advances Amazon Oil Exploration Ahead of Climate Conference
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Why Brazil should abandon its plans for oil and gas in Amazonia (commentary)
On May 19, the head of IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, overrode the technical opinion of the agency’s licensing department and issued a decision allowing proposed oil drilling in the FZA-M-59 drilling block in the mouth of the Amazon River to proceed for approval. Pressure on IBAMA has been intense with the approach of the massive June 17 auction of drilling rights, which includes 47 blocks in the mouth of the Amazon River. Environ…
"France and Brazil continue to join forces to act urgently in the face of climate change at the mitan of this critical decade. Ten years ago, our countries joined partners from around the world in adopting the Paris Agreement, the conquest of multilateralism and international cooperation, with binding objectives. Ten years ago, the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda were adopted. These two texts set key objectives in the face of c…
The Brazilian Petrobras has begun the process of acquiring nine exploratory areas in Côte d’Ivoire, according to the company in a statement. This is the first phase of the concession award process in this country, which will continue with the contractual negotiations to explore and exploit the hydrocarbons of the nine maritime zones. The declaration of interest has been approved by the government of Côte d’Ivoire through its Council of Ministers…
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