Monica Piccinini
@monicapiccinini.bsky.social
Freelance journalist focused on environmental, health, and human rights issues.
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Environmental disaster in the Amazon and violation of Indigenous rights facilitated by governance projects on BR-319.
Creating new taxes on sugar and meat might sound like a bold move, but in reality it just means more money flowing into government pockets without actually tackling the issue at its core.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Creating new taxes on sugar and meat might sound like a bold move, but in reality it just means more money flowing into government pockets without actually tackling the issue at its core.
New Report Reveals Chronic Oil Pollution and Escalating Environmental Threats from Brazil’s Offshore Oil and Gas Expansion.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New Report Reveals Chronic Oil Pollution and Escalating Environmental Threats from Brazil’s Offshore Oil and Gas Expansion.
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Possible is calling on British chancellor Rachel Reeves to start taxing private jets fairly in the upcoming budget, a move which could raise up to £2.7bn in tax revenue.
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Private jet tax should be sky high
Possible is calling on British chancellor Rachel Reeves to start taxing private jets fairly in the upcoming budget, a move which could raise up to £2.7bn in tax revenue.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Possible is calling on British chancellor Rachel Reeves to start taxing private jets fairly in the upcoming budget, a move which could raise up to £2.7bn in tax revenue.
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Politicians keep talking about “taxing the wealthy,” but almost no one touches the real elephant in the room: tax havens.
Offshore shelters and opaque trusts let billions vanish from public accountability, and we act like it’s a side issue! 🧶
Offshore shelters and opaque trusts let billions vanish from public accountability, and we act like it’s a side issue! 🧶
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Politicians keep talking about “taxing the wealthy,” but almost no one touches the real elephant in the room: tax havens.
Offshore shelters and opaque trusts let billions vanish from public accountability, and we act like it’s a side issue! 🧶
Offshore shelters and opaque trusts let billions vanish from public accountability, and we act like it’s a side issue! 🧶
Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell, Equinor, Petrobras, everyone’s diving into Brazil for more oil & gas. Apparently the climate crisis just isn’t moving fast enough for them!
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Brazil Tries to Balance Oil Growth With Climate Goals
As the country hosts the COP30 climate conference, its oil fields are producing at record levels, with activity ramping up.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell, Equinor, Petrobras, everyone’s diving into Brazil for more oil & gas. Apparently the climate crisis just isn’t moving fast enough for them!
www.energyintel.com/0000019a-765...
www.energyintel.com/0000019a-765...
Thrilling news from BP: they found even more oil off Brazil. Climate crisis? Melting planet? Relax, BP’s got barrels to fill!
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BP sheds light on ‘extremely encouraging’ potential of Brazil discovery
Head of production Gordon Birrell says supermajor confidence ‘has increased’ following first Bumerangue dataset, but appraisal work not expected before 2027
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November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Thrilling news from BP: they found even more oil off Brazil. Climate crisis? Melting planet? Relax, BP’s got barrels to fill!
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
Judging by the priorities, world leaders seem way more invested in fighting each other than saving the planet. At this rate, not sure what gets us first, the conflicts or the climate!
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Judging by the priorities, world leaders seem way more invested in fighting each other than saving the planet. At this rate, not sure what gets us first, the conflicts or the climate!
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Tackling the climate crisis is impossible without adequate funding. Since Trump took office, at least $18 billion has been stripped from climate finance
'Change is happening, it's just painfully slow'
COP30: climate course-correction or collision?
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tackling the climate crisis is impossible without adequate funding. Since Trump took office, at least $18 billion has been stripped from climate finance
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The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
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The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The hidden cost of Brazil's climate crisis for UK supermarkets
Climate extremes in Brazil, the UK’s breadbasket, are driving up food prices and disrupting supply chains — urgent action is needed
www.thecanary.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Big Ag’s COP30 greenwashing: ‘Tropical Agriculture’ hides Amazon destruction.
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Big Ag’s COP30 greenwashing: ‘Tropical Agriculture’ hides Amazon destruction - Greenpeace International
More than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon. At COP30 we urgently need effective action that not just halts, b...
www.greenpeace.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Big Ag’s COP30 greenwashing: ‘Tropical Agriculture’ hides Amazon destruction.
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www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Lula pretending fossil fuels don’t exist at COP30 is a slap in the face to everyone fighting for the Amazon. You can’t host a climate summit in the rainforest and tiptoe around the industry burning it down while communities lose land, health, and lives!
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Lula pretending fossil fuels don’t exist at COP30 is a slap in the face to everyone fighting for the Amazon. You can’t host a climate summit in the rainforest and tiptoe around the industry burning it down while communities lose land, health, and lives!
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The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The hidden cost of Brazil's climate crisis for UK supermarkets
Climate extremes in Brazil, the UK’s breadbasket, are driving up food prices and disrupting supply chains — urgent action is needed
www.thecanary.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social:
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets.
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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A summit at the nadir of credibility?
Global leaders attend meetings under the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, pledging ambition, justice and preservation.
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A summit at the nadir of credibility?
Global leaders attend meetings under the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, pledging ambition, justice and preservation.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/21/...
A summit at the nadir of credibility?
Global leaders attend meetings under the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, pledging ambition, justice and preservation.
theecologist.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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A summit at the nadir of credibility?
Global leaders attend meetings under the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, pledging ambition, justice and preservation.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/21/...
A summit at the nadir of credibility?
Global leaders attend meetings under the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, pledging ambition, justice and preservation.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/21/...
23,000 avoidable deaths, a staggering, unforgivable, and utterly criminal failure. Just one earlier week of lockdown could have prevented this tragedy!
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
23,000 avoidable deaths, a staggering, unforgivable, and utterly criminal failure. Just one earlier week of lockdown could have prevented this tragedy!
Turns out it’s not just the Amazon that goes up in flames. Even COP30 decided to get in on the action. But don’t worry, organisers heroically announced that the fire was ‘under control’ and, miraculously, no one was hurt.
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Incêndio atinge Pavilhão dos Países na COP30; organização diz que fogo foi controlado e não deixou feridos | G1
Fogo na Zona Azul começou pouco depois das 14h e foi controlado cerca de trinta minutos depois. A organização da COP30 diz que ninguém ficou ferido.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Turns out it’s not just the Amazon that goes up in flames. Even COP30 decided to get in on the action. But don’t worry, organisers heroically announced that the fire was ‘under control’ and, miraculously, no one was hurt.
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Potential hours of labour lost due to exposure to heat.
Global warming is a costly and painful business!
Source: Lancet countdown
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Global warming is a costly and painful business!
Source: Lancet countdown
lancetcountdown.org/explore-our-...
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Potential hours of labour lost due to exposure to heat.
Global warming is a costly and painful business!
Source: Lancet countdown
lancetcountdown.org/explore-our-...
Global warming is a costly and painful business!
Source: Lancet countdown
lancetcountdown.org/explore-our-...
The unseen toll of Brazil’s offshore oil industry.
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The unseen toll of Brazil’s offshore oil industry | FairPlanet
As the host of COP30, Brazil has an opportunity to pivot from its extractive legacy. But that window is closing.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The unseen toll of Brazil’s offshore oil industry.
www.fairplanet.org/op-ed/the-un...
www.fairplanet.org/op-ed/the-un...
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit - The Lancet
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health,
fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities. Addressing
this challenge requires a unified ...
www.thelancet.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit - The Lancet
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit - The Lancet
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health,
fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities. Addressing
this challenge requires a unified ...
www.thelancet.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit - The Lancet
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Brazil: Amazon governors launch a development plan that omits the region’s three major, and environmentally harmful, projects: paving the BR-319 highway, building the Ferrogrão railway, and oil exploration on the Equatorial Margin.
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Governadores da Amazônia lançam plano para desenvolver região que omite projetos de impacto ambiental | COP 30 Amazônia | O Globo
Não há menção às três principais apostas dos estados amazônicos para alavancar suas economias, como exploração de petróleo na Margem Equatorial e o projeto da Ferrogrão, que quer ampliar o escoamento ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Brazil: Amazon governors launch a development plan that omits the region’s three major, and environmentally harmful, projects: paving the BR-319 highway, building the Ferrogrão railway, and oil exploration on the Equatorial Margin.
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The Problem With COP30’s Big Rainforest Initiative.
“The TFFF isn’t a climate proposal, but it’s another false solution to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss, forest loss and climate collapse.”
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“The TFFF isn’t a climate proposal, but it’s another false solution to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss, forest loss and climate collapse.”
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
The Problem With COP30’s Big Rainforest Initiative - Truthdig
The latest attempt to curb extraction in the Amazon still ties the “value” of critical ecosystems to financial markets.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Problem With COP30’s Big Rainforest Initiative.
“The TFFF isn’t a climate proposal, but it’s another false solution to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss, forest loss and climate collapse.”
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
“The TFFF isn’t a climate proposal, but it’s another false solution to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss, forest loss and climate collapse.”
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
'If ecosystems go, we go’
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
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Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
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'If ecosystems go, we go'
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
'If ecosystems go, we go’
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/19/...
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
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Voluntary carbon offset schemes are built “on hope, not proof”.
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Voluntary carbon offset schemes are built “on hope, not proof”.
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
Offsets may result in more emissions, delays the phase-out of fossil fuels and diverts scarce resources to false solutions.
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Offsets may result in more emissions, delays the phase-out of fossil fuels and diverts scarce resources to false solutions.