💰 Environmental destruction will hurt your pocket
From January next year, any German company that deforests forests in Brazil or buys from deforesters can be fined up to 2 million euros (around R$11 million), in addition to being prohibited from concluding contracts with public bodies for 3 years.
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The rule – which also applies to other types of environmental and human rights violations in any country in the world – is not exclusive to Germany. Other European Union countries are approving legislation that tightens the crackdown on companies from the bloc that promote or finance deforestation in Brazil, even indirectly.
A report from 'Repórter Brasil', released this Monday (27), shows how these responsibilities have already begun to be applied.
A French law, for example, was used by the Brazilian Land Pastoral Commission (CPT), together with international environmental and human rights organizations, to denounce BNP Paribas bank in October. The CPT's argument is that the financial institution would be promoting the deforestation of the Amazon through investments made in the Brazilian meatpacking company Marfrig.
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🛫 The future of aviation
A Rolls-Royce is testing an engine powered by green hydrogen that could revolutionize the modern aviation sector.
The machine, developed at a military facility on Salisbury Plains in England, could bring major changes to the aviation industry. This is because the unit runs on hydrogen and this is the first time that a modern aircraft engine has run on hydrogen. green fuel.
It is worth remembering that a fuel is considered green when the way to obtain it uses energy from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, and there is no emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
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If the tests – which are being carried out in partnership with the company EasyJet – are successful, the new fuel would cause a revolution in aircraft design. This is because hydrogen, even in liquid form, takes up about 4 times more space than the kerosene needed to fly the same distance.
💸 Bonito will charge tourists a daily environmental fee from December
One of the most famous ecotourism destinations in Brazil, the municipality of Bonito, in Mato Grosso do Sul, will begin charging an environmental conservation fee to tourists.
Set at R$ 7,00 (seven reais) per day, the fee aims to raise funds for actions to protect and preserve the environment, especially rivers, as explained by the Secretariat of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Bonito (Sectur ).
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The charge, provided for in municipal law since the end of last year, will come into effect next Thursday, December 1st.
🎵 Silvan Galvão sings for the preservation of the Amazon
The musician, composer and producer from Pará Silvan Galvao has become a reference for activism, a voice in protection of Amazon. Her new EP, Mãe Amazônia, recently released on digital platforms, manages to speak directly about sensitive issues surrounding deforestation.
Silvan says that “the world is talking about Amazon, but you need to listen to the Amazon. Whoever lives here, who has a deeper relationship with this place.” In the song Mãe Amazônia, he asks, after all, what is your relationship with the Amazon? And he says: “The voice of the Amazon is its people. Art and music, in addition to being our way of expressing the beauty of this place, are also a way of asking for help.”
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