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.
Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore wellbeing?
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Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore wellbeing?
Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore wellbeing?
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Brazil has a particularly outsized pesticide problem. The country is the largest consumer of pesticides in the world, around half of which are HHPs.
These products are largely manufactured in Europe, where many of them are banned from use.
www.pan-uk.org/pesticides-g...
These products are largely manufactured in Europe, where many of them are banned from use.
www.pan-uk.org/pesticides-g...
Pesticides grab attention at UN climate talks in Brazil - Pesticide Action Network UK
An inflatable pesticides container the size of a 5-story apartment block calls for the phase out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) outside the venue of the COP30 climate negotiations in Belem, Bra...
www.pan-uk.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Brazil has a particularly outsized pesticide problem. The country is the largest consumer of pesticides in the world, around half of which are HHPs.
These products are largely manufactured in Europe, where many of them are banned from use.
www.pan-uk.org/pesticides-g...
These products are largely manufactured in Europe, where many of them are banned from use.
www.pan-uk.org/pesticides-g...
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Climate shocks in Brazil are already reflected in UK supermarkets. Food becomes more expensive when crops fail, supply chains become less reliable, and families on tight budgets are hit hardest.
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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 meals on their plates are closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil. Yet…
monicapiccinini.medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Climate shocks in Brazil are already reflected in UK supermarkets. Food becomes more expensive when crops fail, supply chains become less reliable, and families on tight budgets are hit hardest.
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
The European Commission is facing mounting criticism from farmer groups and politicians after an Irish Farmers’ Journal (IFJ) investigation in Brazil uncovered widespread, unregulated access to animal antibiotics and growth hormones banned in the EU. 🧶
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2565695...
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2565695...
Irish probe in Brazil sparks fresh backlash over EU-Mercosur trade deal
Critics slam EU-Mercosur deal after reports reveal Brazil’s unregulated use of banned antibiotics and hormones.
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The European Commission is facing mounting criticism from farmer groups and politicians after an Irish Farmers’ Journal (IFJ) investigation in Brazil uncovered widespread, unregulated access to animal antibiotics and growth hormones banned in the EU. 🧶
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2565695...
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2565695...
Chris Packham at the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature:
“The headline covering COP30 should read: fully paid up people peddling distraction and insane lies keep bad business as usual."
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“The headline covering COP30 should read: fully paid up people peddling distraction and insane lies keep bad business as usual."
www.nebriefing.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Chris Packham at the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature:
“The headline covering COP30 should read: fully paid up people peddling distraction and insane lies keep bad business as usual."
www.nebriefing.org
“The headline covering COP30 should read: fully paid up people peddling distraction and insane lies keep bad business as usual."
www.nebriefing.org
Climate shocks in Brazil are already reflected in UK supermarkets. Food becomes more expensive when crops fail, supply chains become less reliable, and families on tight budgets are hit hardest.
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets
Most people in the UK have little idea that the meals on their plates are closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil. Yet…
monicapiccinini.medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Climate shocks in Brazil are already reflected in UK supermarkets. Food becomes more expensive when crops fail, supply chains become less reliable, and families on tight budgets are hit hardest.
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
monicapiccinini.medium.com/the-hidden-c...
We all know CCS is a costly distraction that fails to reduce emissions, delaying the transition to clean energy. Still, TotalEnergies Commits $167M To Advance Offshore CCS Research In Brazil!
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TotalEnergies Commits $167M To Advance Offshore CCS Research In Brazil
TotalEnergies is making one of the largest CCS-focused research investments ever recorded in Brazil, allocating R$900 million to evaluate the country’s offshore CO2 storage potential.
carbonherald.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
We all know CCS is a costly distraction that fails to reduce emissions, delaying the transition to clean energy. Still, TotalEnergies Commits $167M To Advance Offshore CCS Research In Brazil!
carbonherald.com/totalenergie...
carbonherald.com/totalenergie...
Letter to Sir Keir Starmer; Samir Shah (BBC); Carolyn McCall (ITV); Jonathan Allan (Channel 4); Sarah Rose (Channel 5); Geraint Evans (S4C); and Dame Melanie Dawes (Ofcom)
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
National Emergency Briefing
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 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Letter to Sir Keir Starmer; Samir Shah (BBC); Carolyn McCall (ITV); Jonathan Allan (Channel 4); Sarah Rose (Channel 5); Geraint Evans (S4C); and Dame Melanie Dawes (Ofcom)
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental bill.
It’s not a blow to Lula - he knew Congress would move to revive the so-called “devastation bill.”
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
It’s not a blow to Lula - he knew Congress would move to revive the so-called “devastation bill.”
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
In blow to Lula, Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental bill
Brazil's conservative-led Congress on Thursday reinstated much of a bill that makes it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, infuriating the leftist government and green groups.
www.france24.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental bill.
It’s not a blow to Lula - he knew Congress would move to revive the so-called “devastation bill.”
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
It’s not a blow to Lula - he knew Congress would move to revive the so-called “devastation bill.”
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
The National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature took place at Central Hall Westminster today, presenting a sobering, science-led examination of the UK’s escalating climate and environmental threats.
nebriefing.org
nebriefing.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature took place at Central Hall Westminster today, presenting a sobering, science-led examination of the UK’s escalating climate and environmental threats.
nebriefing.org
nebriefing.org
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.
skytruth.org/section/braz...
skytruth.org/section/braz...
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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.
theecologist.org
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.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/24/...
theecologist.org/2025/nov/24/...
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!
www.energyintel.com/0000019a-765...
www.energyintel.com/0000019a-765...
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.
www.energyintel.com
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!
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
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
www.upstreamonline.com
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?
theecologist.org
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.
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...
Big Ag’s COP30 greenwashing: ‘Tropical Agriculture’ hides Amazon destruction.
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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.
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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!
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...
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.
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/...
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
By me for @theecologist.org:
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!