Could this villa represent the future of net-zero construction in the UAE?

A new study offers a glimpse of a villa that could help the UAE to achieve its net-zero energy targets without compromising on suitability for the extreme climate. Design features such as shading, solar panels and an underground heat exchanger...

Trump blocks global shipping climate tax

A historic effort to tax climate pollution from shipping was derailed by a U.S. diplomatic push, personally led by President Donald Trump. A fractious meeting of the International Maritime Organization in London ended Friday with a decision to...

Brazil Study Promotes Closed Fermentation to Boost Quality of Unripe Coffees

A mix of unripe, ripe and over-ripe coffee cherries after harvesting, prior to post-harvest processing. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown. New research from Brazil suggests that highly controlled anaerobic fermentation can improve the quality...

Brazil to ask countries at Cop30 to vastly increase biofuel use, leak suggests

Brazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of “sustainable fuels”, including controversial biofuels, despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned. A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge...

IMO Delays Vote on Global Shipping Carbon Tax by One Year After U.S. Pressure Campaign

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of the world’s first global carbon pricing system on shipping at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee in...

Is Brazil signaling a shift in its stance toward Israel after the Gaza war?

As the countdown to the end of the Gaza war continues, diplomatic observers are closely analysing the trajectory of Brazil’s foreign policy toward Israel. The position adopted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva throughout the war was neither...

Production started from Bacalhau, Equinor’s largest international field

On 15 October, at 22.56 Rio time, Equinor and its partners ExxonMobil Brasil, Petrogal Brasil (JV Galp|Sinopec) and Pré-sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) achieved start-up of production from the large Bacalhau field in Brazil. With recoverable reserves...

Brazil and China sign deal for production of Brazilian insulin

The Brazilian Ministry of Health, China’s Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, and Brazilian biopharmaceutical company Biomm have entered into a partnership for the domestic production of glargine insulin – which has prolonged action and is used in the...

Thousands share views on EU food safety plans

The European Commission has received almost 6,500 comments on plans to simplify food and feed safety legislation. Feedback came from a range of stakeholders including the public, trade groups, companies, consumer associations, non-government...

Brazil’s economic activity rises less than expected in August

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s economic activity increased less than expected in August, central bank data showed on Thursday, as a growing chorus of economists anticipate a sharper slowdown ahead amid tight monetary policy. The IBC-BR index, seen...

Brazil showcases finance ministers’ plan for $1.3 trln

[Source: Reuters] A group of 35 finance ministers laid out suggestions for scaling climate finance to $1.3 trillion a year, a key demand by developing nations ahead of this year’s COP30 talks in Brazil. In the first-of-its-kind report, the Circle...

Leave Real Madrid? Brazil's Endrick May Need A Move to Stay on Course

In partnership with GOAL.com. It's a weird time to be Endrick. The immensely talented Brazilian was supposed to be part of a new era in Real Madrid, but instead finds himself in complete limbo. He hasn't played for five months, and everything...

US-led alliance wins a year’s delay in adoption of green shipping deal

A landmark deal to clean up the global shipping industry’s emissions has been postponed for at least a year, after a successful campaign by the US and Saudi Arabia to delay its adoption. In April 2025, governments provisionally agreed the...

US Pressure Delays First Global Carbon Tax on Shipping at IMO Summit

The mounting pressure from the U.S. administration to stop the global shipping industry from paying for its own climate pollution had reached a peak ahead of the expected vote, but the outcome was different: efforts to implement the ‘world’s first...

World News | India-Brazil Trade to Touch USD 15 Billion in 2025; VP Alckmin Announces New Pacts, EVisa in New Delhi

New Delhi [india], October 17 (ANI): In a major push to strengthen India-Brazil relations, Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin led a high-level delegation during a three-day visit to India, acting on the directive of President Luiz Inacio...

Trump and Lula Set to Meet as U.S. and Brazil Seek to Reset Strained Relations

Diplomatic breakthrough follows months of tension over Bolsonaro’s prosecution and Trump’s tariff hikes on Brazilian goods. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom U.S. and Brazilian officials have agreed to arrange a long-anticipated meeting between President...

India-Brazil Business Dialogue: Piyush Goyal Highlights Strong Economic Growth, Agri Cooperation on World Food Day

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal during his address at the India-Brazil Business Dialogue (Photo Source: @PiyushGoyalOffc/X) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal emphasized India’s strong economic performance and expanding collaboration with...

Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

Wildfire smoke can travel thousands of kilometres and put millions of people at risk. Image: Shutterstock By Mark Rowe The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil in 2023 gave climate advocates a huge boost. Replacing Jair...

Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure

The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to staggering numbers of species found...

Roquette opens Health & Pharma Solutions innovation center in Brazil

October 17, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Roquette (Lestrem, France) announced the opening of its dedicated Health & Pharma Solutions Business Group’s Innovation Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Located in Barueri, near São Paulo’s city center, the...