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.
Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit’s Agrizone.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/c...
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit’s Agrizone.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/c...
Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
The climate summit’s new “Agrizone” pavilion will be sponsored by multinational pesticide giants and lobbyists for Brazilian agribusiness.
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit’s Agrizone.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/c...
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit’s Agrizone.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/c...
Scientists, stop amplifying COP30 & the lies around it! Lula is expanding oil&gas in the Amazon, backing agribusiness & cattle growth, close to JBS’s Batista brothers, supporting mining like the giant Potássio do Brasil project in Autazes & pushing the destructive BR-319 highway.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Scientists, stop amplifying COP30 & the lies around it! Lula is expanding oil&gas in the Amazon, backing agribusiness & cattle growth, close to JBS’s Batista brothers, supporting mining like the giant Potássio do Brasil project in Autazes & pushing the destructive BR-319 highway.
The National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature Crisis - 9am, 27 November. Please ask your MP to attend: nebriefing.org. I’ve already asked mine!
www.nebriefing.org
www.nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature Crisis - 9am, 27 November. Please ask your MP to attend: nebriefing.org. I’ve already asked mine!
www.nebriefing.org
www.nebriefing.org
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Porto Central: Brazil’s deepwater dream built on shaky foundations.
Critics are questioning who truly benefits from this ambitious initiative and who bears the hidden costs.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Porto Central: Brazil’s deepwater dream built on shaky foundations.
Critics are questioning who truly benefits from this ambitious initiative and who bears the hidden costs.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Porto Central: Brazil’s deepwater dream built on shaky foundations
Behind the promises of Porto Central Brazil lies a familiar story — corporate greed, destroyed coasts, and silenced communities
www.thecanary.co
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Porto Central: Brazil’s deepwater dream built on shaky foundations.
Critics are questioning who truly benefits from this ambitious initiative and who bears the hidden costs.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Porto Central: Brazil’s deepwater dream built on shaky foundations.
Critics are questioning who truly benefits from this ambitious initiative and who bears the hidden costs.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
A tornado struck Paraná, my birthplace in southern Brazil, yesterday, causing multiple casualties.
We’re going to see more extreme weather events like this. World leaders, polluting industries & the media all share responsibility for this ongoing tragedy.
www.estadao.com.br/amp/sustenta...
We’re going to see more extreme weather events like this. World leaders, polluting industries & the media all share responsibility for this ongoing tragedy.
www.estadao.com.br/amp/sustenta...
O que são as ‘supercélulas’? Entenda formação que provocou tornado no Paraná
Na escala que mede a intensidade dos tornados, fenômeno desta sexta-feira foi classificado como F2, classe em que os ventos chegam a até 250 km/h. Simepar investiga possibilidade das rajadas terem ult...
www.estadao.com.br
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A tornado struck Paraná, my birthplace in southern Brazil, yesterday, causing multiple casualties.
We’re going to see more extreme weather events like this. World leaders, polluting industries & the media all share responsibility for this ongoing tragedy.
www.estadao.com.br/amp/sustenta...
We’re going to see more extreme weather events like this. World leaders, polluting industries & the media all share responsibility for this ongoing tragedy.
www.estadao.com.br/amp/sustenta...
We can clearly see a growing number of modern-day Trumans and Hitlers, and their atrocities are multiplying so fast it’s impossible to keep up!
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We can clearly see a growing number of modern-day Trumans and Hitlers, and their atrocities are multiplying so fast it’s impossible to keep up!
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts.
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts
Newspapers in Britain carried more adverts for polluting travel than reports of the last climate conference.
theecologist.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts.
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
“I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising.”
theecologist.org/2025/nov/08/...
Oh look, COP30’s here, that magical time of year when the world’s biggest polluters & politicians gather to “save the planet.” Can’t wait for the speeches, selfies, and brand-new greenwashing pledges that’ll totally fix everything… until next year’s climate circus!
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Oh look, COP30’s here, that magical time of year when the world’s biggest polluters & politicians gather to “save the planet.” Can’t wait for the speeches, selfies, and brand-new greenwashing pledges that’ll totally fix everything… until next year’s climate circus!
Grieving another missed chance to protect our planet. They meet in luxury, fly private jets, & gather in the Amazon, yet choose inaction over real climate solutions! A lot of empty words, full pockets, and plenty of #greenwashing! #COP30
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Grieving another missed chance to protect our planet. They meet in luxury, fly private jets, & gather in the Amazon, yet choose inaction over real climate solutions! A lot of empty words, full pockets, and plenty of #greenwashing! #COP30
A $125 billion fund (TFFF) will use profits from global markets to invest in forest protection.
Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests?
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests?
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Inside private sector plans to shape the TFFF
The TFFF will channel climate finance into global markets to turn profit. Can the same financial actors driving deforestation be trusted to save our rainforests?
globalwitness.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A $125 billion fund (TFFF) will use profits from global markets to invest in forest protection.
Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests?
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests?
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
This is one example of what’s wrong with the mainstream media, their inability to ask key questions, ignoring the real issues!
#greenwashing
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#greenwashing
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith, says the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is one example of what’s wrong with the mainstream media, their inability to ask key questions, ignoring the real issues!
#greenwashing
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#greenwashing
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pleased to share my contribution to the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, a publication that continues to inspire thoughtful conversations on environment, justice, and the arts.
@resutrust.bsky.social @theecologist.org
@resutrust.bsky.social @theecologist.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pleased to share my contribution to the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, a publication that continues to inspire thoughtful conversations on environment, justice, and the arts.
@resutrust.bsky.social @theecologist.org
@resutrust.bsky.social @theecologist.org
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
Can we really offset our way out of climate breakdown?
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Can we really offset our way out of climate breakdown?
Brazil’s president Lula presents a new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest, defends oil exploration, and denies wanting to be an environmental leader. #COP30
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/11/05/l...
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/11/05/l...
Lula apresenta nova visão para a proteção da floresta amazônica, defende exploração de petróleo, e nega querer ser líder ambiental
O presidente do Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fala durante uma entrevista com a imprensa estrangeira antes da COP30, a Cúpula do Clima da ONU, em Belém, estado do Pará, na terça-feira, 4 de no…
blogdopedlowski.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Brazil’s president Lula presents a new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest, defends oil exploration, and denies wanting to be an environmental leader. #COP30
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/11/05/l...
blogdopedlowski.com/2025/11/05/l...
By me for @theecologist.org:
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org/2025/nov/05/...
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org/2025/nov/05/...
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
By me for @theecologist.org:
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org/2025/nov/05/...
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org/2025/nov/05/...
Fact: Brexit still hurts all of us! Maybe, just maybe, rejoining the EU would stop the bleeding?
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Fact: Brexit still hurts all of us! Maybe, just maybe, rejoining the EU would stop the bleeding?
Prince William’s climate award hired a PR firm linked to Brazil’s fossil fuel sector.
LLYC Brasil promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while also working for oil giant Petrobras.
climainfo.org.br/2025/11/03/o...
LLYC Brasil promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while also working for oil giant Petrobras.
climainfo.org.br/2025/11/03/o...
"Oscar da Sustentabilidade" contrata empresa ligada à indústria fóssil no Brasil - ClimaInfo
Condição rompe com estatuto da premiação climática criada pelo Príncipe William
climainfo.org.br
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Prince William’s climate award hired a PR firm linked to Brazil’s fossil fuel sector.
LLYC Brasil promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while also working for oil giant Petrobras.
climainfo.org.br/2025/11/03/o...
LLYC Brasil promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while also working for oil giant Petrobras.
climainfo.org.br/2025/11/03/o...
Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing.
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a...
Agribusiness gets its turn to co-opt the climate COP in Brazil
Agribusiness has chainsawed its way over the past few decades to make Brazil the leading exporter of meats and animal
www.brasildefato.com.br
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing.
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/03/a...
Reposted by Monica Piccinini
Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30.
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www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
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Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30
Brazil’s biofuels boom is built on deforestation, land theft, and labour abuse — COP30 to turn its climate “leadership” into a global scandal
www.thecanary.co
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30.
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www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
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www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Brazil’s agribusiness industry is contributing to the climate crisis, hunger, and food insecurity.
The contradiction is striking: the nation’s most celebrated economic sector continues to thrive, while millions of Brazilians go hungry.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The contradiction is striking: the nation’s most celebrated economic sector continues to thrive, while millions of Brazilians go hungry.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Brazil’s agribusiness industry is contributing to the climate crisis, hunger, and food insecurity
In 2022, millions of families across Brazil sat in their living rooms watching prime time commercials on the country’s largest TV network announce: “Agro is tech, agro is pop, agro is everything.” The...
www.bmj.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Brazil’s agribusiness industry is contributing to the climate crisis, hunger, and food insecurity.
The contradiction is striking: the nation’s most celebrated economic sector continues to thrive, while millions of Brazilians go hungry.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The contradiction is striking: the nation’s most celebrated economic sector continues to thrive, while millions of Brazilians go hungry.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Here’s a powerful message from Michael E. Mann: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it.
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here’s a powerful message from Michael E. Mann: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it.
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30.
By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30
Brazil’s biofuels boom is built on deforestation, land theft, and labour abuse — COP30 to turn its climate “leadership” into a global scandal
www.thecanary.co
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Brazil’s biofuels boom under scrutiny ahead of COP30.
By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
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www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
Top story this week @theecologist.org:
Banking on rainforest destruction.
COP30 countdown: the banks financing the Amazon’s oil addiction.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/23/...
Banking on rainforest destruction.
COP30 countdown: the banks financing the Amazon’s oil addiction.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/23/...
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Top story this week @theecologist.org:
Banking on rainforest destruction.
COP30 countdown: the banks financing the Amazon’s oil addiction.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/23/...
Banking on rainforest destruction.
COP30 countdown: the banks financing the Amazon’s oil addiction.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/23/...
Pre-COP30 headlines: Deforestation in the Amazon is down!
But they ignore the truth: the Amazon is still under attack! Degradation, violence, Indigenous rights violations, organised crime, and destructive projects continue!
But they ignore the truth: the Amazon is still under attack! Degradation, violence, Indigenous rights violations, organised crime, and destructive projects continue!
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Pre-COP30 headlines: Deforestation in the Amazon is down!
But they ignore the truth: the Amazon is still under attack! Degradation, violence, Indigenous rights violations, organised crime, and destructive projects continue!
But they ignore the truth: the Amazon is still under attack! Degradation, violence, Indigenous rights violations, organised crime, and destructive projects continue!