Marina Silva, #Brazil's environment minister, is calling for a cap on oil exploration and production. While the Brazilian government is ready to nearly double production to 5.4 mln bpd by 2030.
"Brazilian environmentalists dubbed #Petrobras’ controversial public offering as “the auction of the end of the world” due to the number of blocks up for bid and because dozens of them are located in environmentally sensitive areas, according to NGO reports. The auction, however, did not include the equatorial area in the waters off the Amazon, which is considered a new oil frontier. This area is also the front line of NGOs battle against crude #oil in #Brazil."
"Brazilian state-run oil firm #Petrobras on Wednesday revealed projects to develop #OffshoreWind farms, in a bid to become a top wind power developer.
The company issued a license request with Brazilian environmental protection agency Ibama for offshore wind projects in 10 areas totaling up to 23 gigawatts (GW) of capacity."
Fui visitar o Projeto #Tamar na Praia do Forte. Já o tinha visitado em 1999. Revi algumas tartarugas que estão lá desde aguela época! O local mudou muito. A estrutura melhorou bastante. Porém...
O grande parceiro do Tamar é a #Petrobras. Era! Deixou de ser 4 anos atrás. Agora o projeto luta para sobreviver de doações e turistas nos centros de visitação.
#Oil from the #Amazon? Proposal to #drill at river’s mouth worries researchers
Energy firm #Petrobras says any leaked oil would not reach the #Brazilian coast, but #scientists are concerned about a vast #reef nearby.