▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁" social ▁and ▁economic ▁value ▁of ▁mit ig ation ▁actions " ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁Par agraph ▁ 1 0 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Dec ision . ▁ ▁W riter ▁and ▁journalist ▁Alfred o ▁Sir k is ▁has ▁published ▁nine ▁books , ▁including ▁two ▁national ▁best ▁sell ers , ▁Os ▁Car bon ários ., ▁granted , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁Brazil ' s ▁main ▁literary ▁prize ▁– ▁the ▁Pr êm io ▁J ab uti ▁– ▁and ▁Ro le ta ▁Ch il ena . ▁His ▁more ▁recent ▁books ▁E colog ia ▁U rb ana ▁e ▁P oder ▁Local ▁( U r ban ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁Local ▁Power ) ▁and ▁Meg al opol is , ▁address ▁the ▁urban ▁issues ▁and ▁climate ▁challenge ▁in ▁cities ▁through ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ’ ▁perspective . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁is ▁an ▁op - ed ▁collabor ator ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁newsp apers : ▁O ▁Glo bo , ▁Fol ha ▁de ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁O ▁Estado ▁de ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁Val or ▁E con ô m ico , ▁and ▁Cor re io ▁Brasil ien se . ▁He ▁also ▁writes ▁screen plays ▁for ▁TV ▁and ▁cinema . ▁ ▁Sir k is ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁since ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁ex ile : ▁Lib ération ▁and ▁Le ▁Monde ▁Diplom atique ▁( 1 9 7 3 – 7 9 , ▁France ), ▁Express o , ▁Di ario ▁Popular , ▁Republic a , ▁A ▁Gaz eta ▁da ▁Sem ana , ▁J ornal ▁Nov o