“Some fires matter more than others, and while the fire in the Amazon hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention or money, the impactof the devastation is far, far greater”

Organisers of the 2016 Olympics are pitching host city Rio de Janeiro as a potential “power island” immune from blackouts like the one that left 60 million Brazilians in the dark, though experts yesterday questioned whether a safe energy haven for the games is possible.