Category: CO₂ Credit Markets

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Venezuela-Earthquake

The Unthinkable, or the Unsinkable?

Is Brazil Ready for the Ground to Move eyesonbrasil On the night of June 24, 2026, two earthquakes tore through north-central Venezuela within 39 seconds of each other — magnitude 7.2, then 7.5, the strongest the country had recorded in more than a century. Buildings collapsed in Caracas, Valencia, and Chacao. Thousands were injured, and…
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Belém do Pará

A Digital Giant at the Forest’s Doorstep

What Belém’s New Data Center Means for Pará eyesonbrasil On the outskirts of Belém, a quiet construction site is about to become one of the most contradictory symbols of Brazil’s new digital economy. Elea Data Centers, in partnership with the energy supplier AXIA, has announced BEL1: the Amazon’s first major data center built for artificial…
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The Price of a Ton of Air

How Carbon Credits Work, and Why Brazil Holds the World’s Best Hand eyesonbrasil Somewhere in the Brazilian state of Acre, a hectare of rainforest that didn’t get cut down this year just became a financial instrument. It has a serial number, a registry entry, and a buyer somewhere in Rotterdam or São Paulo who will…
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Claude Training

Mastering Claude AI for Environment & Digital Economy Content

5-Day Quick Guide A practical roadmap for young Brazilian creators, journalists, and entrepreneurs who want to produce high-quality content at the intersection of sustainability and the digital economy — using Claude as a daily working tool, not just a novelty. eyesonbrasil Before You Start You don’t need to be technical. You need 45–90 minutes a…
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The Ship That Makes Its Own Fuel from Water

The Ship That Makes Its Own Fuel from Water

Brazil’s JAQ H1 is sailing into the future — powered by green hydrogen it produces onboard, leaving only water vapour in its wake. Imagine a vessel that harvests its own energy from the ocean itself — splitting the very water around it into hydrogen fuel, then sailing forward on nothing but chemistry and ambition. That…
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Wind hunter

The Ship That Never Needs a Gas Station

Inside Japan’s Seawater-Powered Energy Vessel eyesonindonesia There’s a viral image making the rounds: a sleek white research ship slicing through Pacific waters, its hull painted with the words “海水から、未来のエネルギーへ” — “From seawater, to the energy of the future.” The caption claims Japan has built a vessel that makes its own clean fuel and never needs…
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Carbon Credits

Carbon Credits Explained

eyesonbrasil As Kenya hosts the inaugural climate change summit, there has been much talk about carbon credits and their sale. What are they, who has them, how and where are they traded and how do they contribute to reducing the effects of climate change?

The Leaf That Could Power a Nation

South Korean scientists have created an artificial leaf that turns sunlight and water into hydrogen — no wires, no grid, no emissions. For sun-drenched Indonesia, it may be a glimpse of the future. Science & Energy Desk  ·  May 2026  ·  8 min read eyesonindonesia How the artificial leaf works A Leaf Forged in a…
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

The Carbon Offset Conundrum

Is REDD+ a Green Miracle or a “License to Pollute”? eyesonindonesia In the boardroom of a multinational oil giant and in the deep canopy of the Indonesian rainforest, two very different conversations are happening about the same thing: REDD+. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) was designed as a bridge between the industrial…
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Haruni Krisnawati

The Architect of the Canopy

How Haruni Krisnawati is Securing Indonesia’s Green Future eyesonindonesia While global leaders sign declarations under the bright lights of international summits, the real work of saving the planet happens in the details. In Indonesia, that work has a face and a name: Haruni Krisnawati. As the world pivots toward the groundbreaking Tropical Forest Forever Facility…
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