On November 19, ukprogressive.co.uk, an independent portal reported how ultra nationalist Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to the highest seat of power in Brazil, the most biodiverse nation on earth has cast a shadow over the first global environment conference. This underlined once again, the link between politics, ecologically irresponsible businesses and the impact the two can cumulatively have on human destiny.

Fears have been expressed that and we quote, "the former army captain will disrupt international efforts to prevent the collapse of natural life support systems in the same way that Donald Trump is undermining cooperation to stabilise the climate."