Avenida Liberdade eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, March 13th 2025–As Brazilian authorities prepare for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November in Belém, constructing a new four-lane highway – Avenida Liberdade – through the protected Amazon rainforest has sparked controversy. The structure seeks to ease traffic for the expected 50,000 attendees, including world leaders. But it has led…
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Keep it Simple eyeson..project Amsterdam, November 20, 2024 – A few years ago, eyesonsuriname, part of the eyeson..project, wrote about SeaO2. With a clear and straightforward approach, the Dutch start-up plans to remove tons of CO2 from the sea. Thanks to a recent investment of over 2 million euros, the company is set to scale…
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Brazil calling eyesonbrasil in the eyesonproject Amsterdam, 20 november 2024– Luiz Inácio da Silva, president of Brazil insisted and urged Tuesday that G20 developed countries should bring forward by up to ten years the climate neutrality targets currently set for 2050. He made those remarks during his appearance at the Group’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro. “To the developed…
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Global Carbon Market Takes Shape eyesonproject Amsterdam/Baku 16 november 2024– At COP29 in Baku, nearly 200 governments agreed on a UN-led global carbon market under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. This system simplifies carbon credit trading, fostering climate project funding in developing nations. It replaces the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, aiming for transparency and…
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Impact on Argentinean Business eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 14 nov. 2024–Yesterday, Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei ordered his country’s already small mission to the Conference of Parties 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to leave the event in rejection of the idea of climate change put forward by the so-called “Agenda 2030” which the Libertarian leader claims to oppose. Milei’s decision…
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Offers New Ecological Transformation Ideas eyesonsuriname Amsterdam/Baku, November 13, 2024–At the COP 29 Climate Conference this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, Brazil has taken a leading position at the event from the opening by offering its Pathways to Ecological Transformation space. This is a new initiative of the country to discuss climate change, the media in Brazil reported…
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eyesonindonesia 1. A Platform for Ambitious Climate Goals The COP29 Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, is set to be a pivotal event in the global fight against climate change. With nearly 200 countries participating, the conference aims to secure a new collective quantified goal for climate finance, ensuring that every nation has the means…
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eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, October 2nd, 2024 – In a recent interview, renowned linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky shared his thoughts on the increasing support for Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. Chomsky’s insights provide a unique perspective on the current political climate in the United States and offer a glimpse into the potential future of…
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eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, September 22nd, 2024 – Christiana Figueres, a key architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, speaks with a sense of “stubborn optimism” about our ability to tackle climate change1. This landmark agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C, ideally to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels1. For developing countries,…
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Risk Mitigation the eyesproject Amsterdam, 21 September 2024– When it comes to climate change, less developed and poorer countries, mostly in the Global South face a double set back: Not only do they experience some of the worst impacts of global warming, they then struggle to access the big sums of money needed for climate solutions because of risk-shy investors. …
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