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Are Electric Car Batteries Sustainable? Climate, Social Impacts, and Mining Challenges - OPINION JAN 16, 2026
Photo Unsplash by Andrew Roberts By Ana Lucia Cunha-Busch Are Electric Car Batteries Sustainable? Climate, Social Impacts, and Mining Challenges Electric vehicles help reduce transport emissions, but the extraction of lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals raises social and environmental concerns that put the energy transition under scrutiny. The role of electric vehicles in the energy transition Electric vehicles are widely regarded as one of the primary solutions for
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jan 153 min read


The Green and Digital Transition with Equity: Why This Is the Most Urgent Issue of Our Time - OPINION - DEC 8, 2025
Photo AI ChatGPT The Green and Digital Transition with Equity: Why This Is the Most Urgent Issue of Our Time BY CLAUDIA ANDRADE For some time now, I have been carefully studying a concept that, although it may seem technical at first glance, directly affects the lives of every person, every community, and every organization: the Green and Digital Transition with Equity. The more I delve into this analysis, the more I understand that this is not just a new term on the internat
Ana Cunha-Busch
Dec 7, 20255 min read


COP30 - Between symbolism and operational challenge - what is at stake? OPINION November 6, 2025
City of Belém do Pará in Brazil; Source: Canva COP30 - Between symbolism and operational challenge - what is at stake? By Claudia Andrade COP30 will be held in Belém, in the heart of the Amazon, and never has a climate conference carried so much symbolism — and so much responsibility. It is impossible not to feel the weight of this choice. The world is watching us. Brazil. The forest. What we will do — or fail to do — when the stage is ours. There is something beautiful and,
Ana Cunha-Busch
Nov 5, 20253 min read


SUS and Climate Change: Brazil Can Make Health a Global Example - BRAZIL. OPINION - November 3, 2025
"SUS at the forefront of climate adaptation." Photo: Igor Evangelista/MS - MMA SUS and Climate Change: Brazil Can Make Health a Global Example BRAZIL. OPINION The announcement that Brazil will present, during COP 30 in Belém, the Belém Health Action Plan, inspired by the Unified Health System (SUS), represents a remarkable advance in the integration between public health and climate change. The country, which for decades has been building one of the most comprehensive primary
Ana Cunha-Busch
Nov 2, 20252 min read


The Water Paradox in Brazil OPINION - September 29, 2025
Source: Canva Collection The Water Paradox in Brazil OPINION 09/29/2025 Brazil is a country rich in water resources—it holds about 12% of...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Sep 28, 20252 min read


The Container Guy - Interview with Guillaume Burstert - clean energy - innovation August 19, 2025
The Container Guy. Interview with Guillaume Burstert. Photos from www.mysunwise.com The Cointainer Guy Interview with Guillaume Burstert...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 18, 20255 min read


Invisible Leadership: What We Learn from Traditional Communities about Impact and Sustainability BRAZIL OPINION. July 30, 2025
Canva Archive Invisible Leadership: What We Learn from Traditional Communities about Impact and Sustainability BRAZIL OPINION. July 30,...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jul 29, 20253 min read


Brazil off the Hunger Map? The Partial Victory of a Country That Still Fails Its People. OPINION. July 29, 2025
Photo from the Agência Brasil archive of a public school meal Brazil off the Hunger Map? The Partial Victory of a Country That Still...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jul 28, 20253 min read


Startups, Territory, and Climate Transition: What COP 30 Demands from Us Now OPINION July 1st, 2025
Aerial photo of the city of Belém, author unknown Startups, Territory, and Climate Transition: What COP 30 Demands from Us Now By...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 30, 20254 min read


Resisting the anti-ESG movement means defending the future of the next generations OPINION June 17, 2025
Source: IA Gemini Resisting the anti-ESG movement means defending the future of the next generations Over the past year, we have seen a...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 16, 20252 min read


License or release? The silent risk behind the Environmental Licensing Bill - BRAZIL OPINION June 9, 2025
Women's March against the so-called ‘Devastation Bill’ at the Esplanada dos Ministérios in Brasília Image: Gabriela Biló/Folhapress...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 8, 20253 min read


Who can be sustainable in Brazil? OPINION June 5, 2025
Image: OpenIA Who can be sustainable in Brazil? Discussing sustainability often sounds appealing, but it's not always inclusive. In...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jun 4, 20252 min read


A mother's plea for the future of the planet - Opinion May 19, 2025
iStock photo of a girl hugging the globe A mother's plea for the future of the planet - Opinion Being a mother changes everything. It...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 18, 20252 min read


THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS - OPINION May 9, 2025
Pope Francis is planting a tree (green oak) in the Vatican gardens. THE GREEN VOICE OF THE VATICAN: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF FRANCIS...
Ana Cunha-Busch
May 8, 20252 min read


An Urgent Reflection on Socio-Environmental Communication in the Amazon - OPINION March 21, 2025
The Amazon: Territory of local knowledge and voices (Photo: CNM News Agency). An Urgent Reflection on Socio-Environmental Communication...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Mar 20, 20252 min read


Eunice Paiva: struggle, legacy and contemporary challenges - Brazil - OPINION March 11, 2025
Image created with artificial intelligence to portray Eunice Paiva as guardian of indigenous peoples. Eunice Paiva: struggle, legacy and...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Mar 10, 20252 min read


Auto da Compadecida 2: Power, faith and natural resources in today's Brazil - OPINION February 19, 2025
Film promotional material Auto da Compadecida 2: Power, faith and natural resources in today's Brazil The film Ainda Estou Aqui (I'm...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Feb 18, 20253 min read


The Climate Changes are for Everyone, but is the Impact the Same? OPINION February 15, 2025
By Story Set on Freepik The Climate Changes are for Everyone, but is the Impact the Same? I fell in love with this topic, Climate...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Feb 14, 20252 min read


BRAZILIAN HYPOCRISY BEHIND COP30- OPINION January 16, 2025
Photo of a construction cone (Pixabay/PT) BRAZILIAN HYPOCRISY BEHIND COP30 In 2025, Brazil will host one of the world's biggest...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Jan 15, 20255 min read


Sustainable societies: have you heard of them? OPINION December 15, 2024
Photo by Markus Spiske: https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/foto/clima-pessoas-rua-via-2990610/ Sustainable societies: have you heard of them?...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Dec 14, 20244 min read
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