It seems that the kind of rebalancing that we will see is going to be political rather than the consensual economic kind favoured by developed nations. Read More…
Posts tagged: Lula
China and Brazil Part 2: Our version of rebalancing
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…
Sao Paulo sets emissions targets + COP-15 and Lula
Sao Paulo Skyline R. Castello
The state of São Paulo became the first Brazilian state to pass a climate change bill decreeing that it reduce its emissions by 20% by 2020 to a 2005 baseline. The law approved follows a similar municipal bill passed in June setting an emissions reduction target of 30% by 2012. Read More…
Brazilintel Comment series 1.1 Rio2016: More than a coming out party?
[slideshare id=2162188&doc=rio2016brazilintel1-1-091008044013-phpapp02&type=d]
This is the first research note for Brazilintel: a series that will explore the role of Brazil in a new global era. Titled ‘Rio2016: More than a coming out party?‘ it aims to explore the bigger picture behind the win, providing an easy to understand background as to why Brazil has emerged as a global leader and what is at stake moving forward . Read More…