Allianz Knowledge - Climate Profileshttp://knowledge.allianz.comHimalayan glaciers have receded massively in recent years. Shiva Shankar, a former agriculture professor in Bangalore, fears that this will lead to water shortages in northern India.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_india/glaciers_india_water.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_india/glaciers_india_water.html?mediacode=rss_feedBrazil is a renewable energy leader and is getting a handle on its deforestation problem. Brazilian climate expert Paulo Moutinho speaks about the climate change challenges that South America’s biggest country still faces.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_moutinho.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_moutinho.html?mediacode=rss_feedThomas E. Lovejoy has spent over four decades studying the Amazon rainforest. He says Brazil must act now to protect this “rain machine,” which is essential to the country’s agriculture and hydropower.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_lovejoy.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_lovejoy.html?mediacode=rss_feedBrazil is the world’s number one producer of ethanol fuel and could see exports triple in the next decade. Brazil also tries to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and energy generation.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_opportunities.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_opportunities.html?mediacode=rss_feedBrazil has become a role model for renewable energy use. Its government, however, still rejects emissions caps and international help in the Amazon.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_strategy.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_strategy.html?mediacode=rss_feedLike many large countries, Brazil could suffer from rising temperatures. The worst scenarios even anticipate a collapse of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_impacts.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_impacts.html?mediacode=rss_feedFacts and figures about Brazil and climate change.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_facts.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_facts.html?mediacode=rss_feedBrazil is the unchallenged biofuels leader. No other industrialized country emits less CO₂ to produce energy. But with miles of rainforest lost every day, Brazil’s climate record is still far from perfect.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_intro.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_brazil/climate_profile_brazil_intro.html?mediacode=rss_feedWhile China looks like a big part of the problem of global warming, it could also be a huge part of the solution, not to mention a place where billions of dollars will be made with renewable energy and other green technologies.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_china/climate_profile_china_opportunities.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_china/climate_profile_china_opportunities.html?mediacode=rss_feedGrowth is China's number one concern. To sustain it, the country needs resources. So far, the environment has taken a backseat in China's foreign and domestic policies, but public pressure is growing for a new approach.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_china/climate_profile_china_strategy.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_profiles/climate_china/climate_profile_china_strategy.html?mediacode=rss_feed