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Opinions archive results 1-7 of 7 in Climate Change & Energy and Climate change in Brazil
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.
OPINION | 8 May 2009 | EN
Waving the REDD flag
Forests are valuable assets, and reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) should be prioritised, says Virgilio M. Viana.
Freer markets needed for biofuels
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.
OPINION | 7 June 2007 | EN
Research is needed to make biofuels sustainable
Jeffrey McNeely says proponents of biofuels need to take greater account of their environmental impacts and use science to make them more efficient.
Brazil's biofuel plan is unsustainable
Guilio Volpi argues that Brazil's policy of promoting biofuels risks increasing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.
OPINION | 22 March 2006 | EN
Land use 'is neglected factor in climate change'
Land use is not given the recognition it deserves as a key driver of regional climate change, Roger Pielke Sr. argues.
OPINION | 9 December 2005 | EN
Emissions trading cannot solve Amazon deforestation
Carbon emissions trading would not be an effective way of halting deforestation of the Amazon rainforest; using Brazil’s existing fiscal measures for conservation may hold more promise says Emily Boyd.
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