Lecture with American expert and mediation by USP professor will be broadcast free of charge on Zoom on Wednesday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. Porto Alegre, April 25, 2022: The debates around climate change have generated a concern with the energy matrix of countries. Although Brazil is an exception — with 83% of its electricity …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 25 April, 2022 | Topics: Energy, Porto Alegre, U.S. & Brazil
Joint Statement on the Establishment of the U.S.-Brazil Critical Minerals Working Group Brasilia, November 10, 2020: On this date, following a meeting between Francis R. Fannon, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) at the U.S Department of State, and Bruno Eustáquio, Minister of Mines and Energy Executive Secretary, and Alexandre Vidigal, Secretary of …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: Energy, Environment, Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities | Tags: Under Secretary of State Keith Krach
On March 5-6, 2020, Brazil and the United States held the Fifth Meeting of the Brazil-U.S. Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation in Brasilia to deepen collaboration in key priority areas for the benefit of both countries. Marcos Pontes, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Dr. Walter Copan, Director of the National Institute …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 6 March, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Energy, Health Issues, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Brazil, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette will travel to Rio de Janeiro February 1-3 to formally launch and convene the first ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF), announced by President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during their March 2019 meeting in Washington.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 27 January, 2020 | Topics: Energy, News, U.S. & Brazil, Western Hemisphere
São Luis, Brazil – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to develop a smart grid telecommunications support plan for Brazilian energy and utility investment company Grupo Equatorial Energia. The plan will help improve the delivery of electricity to more than 2.4 million customers in the state of Maranhão. “Smart grid telecommunications …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: Energy, Press Releases, Trade and Commercial Affairs, U.S.-Brazil Priorities
The United States and Brazil announced their intent to establish the U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF), a new bilateral government-to-government energy cooperative framework. The Forum will be driven by effective interagency coordination on both sides and informed by industry and private sector representatives from the United States and Brazil. The Forum will be chaired by the …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 19 March, 2019 | Topics: Energy, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S.-Brazil Priorities | Tags: #BolsonaroVisit
The U.S. Consul General Richard Reiter and consulate staff toured the island of Fernando de Noronha and participated in an event honoring the American presence on the island, which dates back to WWI and was intensified during the Cold War. The event marked the 60-year anniversary of the Cold War Guided Missile Observation Post. As …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 17 March, 2017 | Topics: Consul General, Energy, Environment, Events, Recife
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government and Business Leaders Gather in San Francisco at CEM7 and the Mission Innovation Ministerial to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment and to Double Clean Energy R&D Investments over Five Years to $30 Billion per Year President Obama’s leadership has helped catalyze the largest investment …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 2 June, 2016 | Topics: Climate, Energy, Environment, Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Innovation, News | Tags: Climate Change
November 6, 2015 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Actions to Ensure that Nuclear Energy Remains a Vibrant Component of the United States’ Clean Energy Strategy As detailed in the Climate Action Plan, President Obama is committed to using every appropriate tool to combat climate …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 6 November, 2015 | Topics: Energy, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Barack Obama
Today President Barack Obama hosted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the White House. Their meeting underscored the long-standing and increasingly diverse partnership between the United States and Brazil, which is rooted in a shared commitment to expand inclusive economic growth and prosperity; promote international peace and security and respect for human rights; strengthen bilateral defense …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 30 June, 2015 | Topics: Climate, Economic Issues, Energy, Environment, Fact Sheets, Health Issues, International Security, Political Affairs, Science and Tech, Social Inclusion, Sports, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities
Between the 15th and 18th of September, the United States had an exclusive pavilion at Rio Oil & Gas 2014, a major trade show taking place in Riocentro. Under the coordination of the U.S. Department of Commerce, 41 U.S. companies filled pavilion 3 of the fair, demonstrating the United States’ interest on Brazil’s growing and resourceful oil …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 17 September, 2014 | Topics: Energy, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Rio de Janeiro
I would like to begin by thanking Joan and her team at Kallman Worldwide for working so hard with the show organizer and our Foreign Commercial Service to make this U.S. Pavilion possible. I am very happy to be at this impressive exhibit and I’m extremely pleased that we are the largest exhibitor at this …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 15 September, 2014 | Topics: Energy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches