Hello from the Amazon in Brazil!
This week we will be posting a series of dispatches from the Amazon region in Brazil, home to the world’s largest rainforest that spreads out to other South American countries as well. Brazil is a major player in renewable energy and it is a key country in any environmental discussion. Therefore we are very excited to see firsthand how this pivotal country is dealing with the enormous challenges it faces in order to develop in a sustainable way, meet its emission targets and preserve the biomes it harbors at the same time.
I arrived here on Sunday and this is my first impression of Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazon in the north of Brazil, a very atmospheric city with an impressive 19th century opera house. But there is nothing like experiencing the vastness and beauty of the rainforest.
Our next post will be about Urucu, a gas operation in the middle of the Amazon forest and whose policies prioritize a low-impact approach to energy exploration. Is it really possible to explore energy in the Amazon region without damaging the environment?
