IEA: Growth of renewables in major economies moving world closer to tripling goal. Should we expect greater ambitions in country NDCs in 2025?
See why the Brazilian policy for paying for environmental services as of January 2021 still does not fully work.
Payments for a wide range of environmental services in Brazil were established by law in 2021. See what they would be. And tomorrow we will comment on why they still don't work fully.
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