Major companies such as Amazon and Google on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston.

Amazon, Google and Meta have joined a call by big, energy-intensive companies for governments and utilities to build more nuclear power in the latest boost to the industry’s revival. Oil group Occidental and chemical producer Dow are also among the eight large buyers of energy to sign a pledge to support the goal of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050.

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The BBC’s article has pictures of the clear-cut forest floor where logs have been piled up along a stretch of road that will soon hold concrete and passing cars.

Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host COP30.

Brazilian officials said the highway is sustainable with wildlife crossings for animals to use and solar lighting.