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Oil company knew about the impact of its activity on global warming, but lied, says UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused big oil companies this Wednesday (18) of spreading a “big lie” about their role in global warming, days after the publication of a study on what the American giant ExxonMobil knew about this risk four decades ago. The research, published in the journal Science, revealed that the oil and gas multinational disregarded its own scientists' findings about the role of fossil fuels in climate change. 🤯

➡️ Under new direction: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) announced federal deputy Rodrigo Agostinho (PSB-SP) as the new president of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Resources (Ibama). Former coordinator of the Environmentalist Parliamentary Front in the National Congress, Agostinho has technical training and political work in the environmental area. 🌳

➡️ Sônia Guajajara announced the revocation of Normative Instruction No. 12/2022, from the National Indian Foundation (Funai) and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), which facilitated the exploitation of timber resources on indigenous lands. The approval of the IN was one of the last acts signed during the Bolsonaro administration.

➡️ This year's edition of Big Brother Brasil will feature initiatives that aim to promote important discussions with the public, showing fans of the reality show ways to support environmental preservation with changes in their daily routine. Check out the new actions!

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➡️ According to a study prepared by 9 NGOs, large financial institutions that are part of alliances that say they want to achieve carbon neutrality continue to finance oil and gas exploration. 🙄

➡️ Promising news for our planet! Researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, announced the construction of a solar-powered reactor that transforms carbon dioxide (CO2) and plastic waste into sustainable fuel. 😍

➡️ Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accompanied by a group of young climate activists. They have called on political and business leaders to discourage new investment in fossil fuels and say that without action “from the bottom up” those responsible for the climate crisis “will go as far as they can.”

➡️ The Brazilian potential in the production of green hydrogen is in the study “Green Hydrogen Opportunity in Brazil” (“Green hydrogen opportunity in Brazil”), published by the German consultancy Roland Berger.

Brazil could lead global production of green hydrogen, study shows

The Brazilian potential in the production of green hydrogen is in the study “Green Hydrogen Opportunity in Brazil” (“Green hydrogen opportunity in Brazil”), released this Friday (20) by the German consultancy Roland Berger. According to the research, if the world fulfills the commitments established in the Paris Agreement – ​​with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing the impacts of global warming – the majority of the energy consumed on the planet will come from green hydrogen. This demand will put pressure on a global market estimated at more than US$1 trillion.

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