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Amazon Signs 20-Year Nuclear Deal with Constellation for 690 MW at Calvert Cliffs

Amazon will purchase 690 MW from Constellation's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant under a 20-year PPA that funds a 190 MW…

Brazil faces Super El Niño with crop insurance at historic low

Only 3.6% of planted area carries subsidized insurance as one of the strongest El Niños on record threatens the 2026/27…

Brazil creates four Amazon reserves to offset BR-319 highway paving

Four new sustainable-use reserves covering more than 668,000 hectares aim to mitigate deforestation from the planned paving of the BR-319…

Brazil’s Climate Fund May Reach $10 Billion in 2027, but Disbursement Bottleneck Persists

The proposed R$ 54.7 billion budget for Fundo Clima in 2027 marks a 28% jump, yet only a fraction of…

Thailand’s $795M Biodiversity SLB Sets a Precedent for Sovereign Nature Finance

Thailand issued Asia's first sovereign sustainability-linked bond with biodiversity KPIs, raising questions about how other emerging markets will integrate nature…

Brazil’s environmental activist killings surged 116% in 2025: what it means for corporate supply chains

Global Witness documented 26 murders of environmental defenders in Brazil in 2025, more than double the prior year, concentrated in…

Brazil signs datacenter tax regime into law, but gas dispute remains unresolved

Lula signed the Redata into law on September 15, but a dispute between the Ministry of Mines and Energy and…

EPA rolls back power plant emission rules: what it means for global carbon policy

The US gutted its main tool to regulate fossil fuel power plant emissions, raising questions about the fate of global…

Trump EPA Repeals Power Plant Emissions Rules, Saving Industry $300 Billion but Raising Trillion-Dollar Health Concerns

The EPA finalized the repeal of Biden-era greenhouse gas standards for fossil fuel power plants and proposed eliminating the legal…

Brazil’s Supreme Court of Justice Halts Fracking Trial After Minister Requests Review

A request for further review by the rapporteur suspended the STJ trial on hydraulic fracturing in Brazil, leaving the legal…

Amazon’s Preserved Core Is Heating Up, and That Changes the Climate Risk Map for Brazilian Business

A 700,000 km² area in the central-northern Amazon, far from the deforestation arc, recorded a maximum temperature increase above 3°C,…

USA Rare Earth completes US$ 2.8 billion acquisition of Brazil’s Serra Verde mine

American company acquires Brazil's only rare earth producing mine for US$ 2.8 billion, aiming to build a mine-to-magnet supply chain…
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