Vinicius Fontana

Carbon market grows in Brazil ahead of expected regulation in Glasgow

Environmentalists worry about Brazil’s willingness to hit reduction targets and the credibility of government-backed trading schemes

World

For analysts and representatives of the agricultural sector, the new US president should not significantly change the Latin American soybean market

Brazil

Lower gasoline prices make ethanol less competitive, threatening to cause a meltdown in the sector

Excessive use of agrochemicals presents a far bigger challenge than deforestation in Brazil's coffee industry

Over the past 20 years, imports of largely plastic carnival party items from China to Brazil have grown more than 15-fold

China

Adding ethanol to Chinese petrol will decrease emissions, but could cause deforestation in Brazil

Indigenous people complain of trade route’s disruption and fear migratory pressures and pollution

Rio Grande do Sul coal project creates jobs but conflicts with Chinese domestic plans and CO2 cuts