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During the G20 summit in Brazil last year, Brazil and other developing countries managed to block an attempt by wealthy nations to include a call for emerging economies to help in climate finance.
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian energy authorities have approved bringing back daylight saving time, a senior official said on Thursday, to save energy as the country faces a major ...
Brazil's Mines and Energy ministry on Friday sought to calm fears about potential diesel shortages, saying the country had enough supply in inventories to avoid any fuel shortage for 38 days if ...
The 2023 Brazil blackout was a power outage that occurred across Brazil on 15 August 2023 at 8:30 Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). It interrupted approximately 19 gigawatts of electric load, which was approximately 27% of the total load at that moment.
Brazil's total energy production grew by an average annual rate of 1.5% from 2011 to 2021, primarily fueled by petroleum and other liquids. In 2021, Brazil's energy production accounted for 2.0% of global production and 48.8% of South America's total. Energy consumption in Brazil increased at a slower pace, with an average annual growth rate of ...
Sources of electricity in Brazil, 2000–202. At the end of 2021 Brazil was the 2nd country in the world in terms of installed hydroelectric power (109.4 GW) and biomass (15.8 GW), the 7th country in the world in terms of installed wind power (21.1 GW) and the 14th country in the world in terms of installed solar power (13.0 GW) - on track to also become one of the top 10 in the world in solar ...
Exxon Mobil Corp failed to find oil in its first well in a new exploration area off Brazil's Northeast coast, its partner Enauta Participacoes SA said on Monday, the latest in a series of setbacks ...
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy-related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture.