Posts tagged: COP-15

Rediscovery: Brazil and the 21st century @Ignite London

This is my 5 minute presentation at Ignite London on Brazil @ Ignite London. For those note familiar with the format of Ignite, you get 20 slides which change every 15 seconds. Apart from the odd misspeak it all went quite smoothly though I didn’t get to talk about Manaus. I tried to give a quick run down (without the economics) of why Brazil is centre stage in a rebalancing world. Read More…

Brazilintel Comment Series 2.1 Brazil at COP-15: Out in Front

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This Comment explores Brazil’s growing importance in the international environmental arena. It examines what Brazil will be taking to COP-15, a close look at deforestation, REDD and corporate commitments to environmental sustainability and asking whether Brazil will seize this chance to take the lead in its role as a bridge between the developed and developing world. Read More…