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Rufo Quintavalle

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About Rufo Quintavalle

Rufo Quintavalle lives in Paris and is a writer, environmentalist and impact investor. He is the author of eight books of poetry and has over a decade of experience investing in renewable energy, agriculture and forestry. His most recent collection of poetry, hhereenow, is published by corrupt press in Luxembourg and he is currently involved in a large scale ecosystem restoration project in Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest.

6 Articles

The people fuelling Amazon rainforest fires

If the Amazon is burning right now, it is partly because of the Bolsonaro government, but it is also because there is a huge global appetite for certain agricultural products and certain minerals.
Race to a Safer World
Opinion, Politics, Culture | September 17th 2019

A biblical rainfall of frogs

The other day the wheels came off and I went from being a globe-trotting, planet-saving impact investor to being a small ship on a dark sea, a barely visible presence.
News | December 20th 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Palais de l'Elysee, Paris, France,

Macron in the land of Justin

The ugly king in the south, the beautiful king in the north, and the Roman god, Jupiter. Viewing our predicament through the lens of symbolism reveals a lot about the questions that might lead us to the Holy Grail.
Opinion | June 4th 2018
Leonard Cohen photo from Wikipedia Creative Commons by Rama

How Leonard Cohen's parting words apply even more deeply to our plight today

“It is only when the emergency becomes articulate that we can locate that willingness to serve.” Leonard Cohen
Opinion | March 31st 2018
Tesla, Elon Musk, clean energy

Elon Musk's 'Boring Company' is no joke

Was Musk for real? Was his next venture going to involve digging tunnels? Probably not, but it provided a little light relief from the ugly stuff that was going on in the real world.
Opinion, Energy | February 13th 2017

Fragile hope in Greece's refugee camps

Refuge
Opinion | March 31st 2016

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