Will Brazil’s President Lula keep his climate promises?
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Loading... - Agusto Arthur
- 17 Feb 2023
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Expectations were high this week as Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, took office. Lula campaigned on promises to help the world fight climate change by protecting the Amazon rainforest, which sequesters a large portion of global carbon emissions. Under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its highest level since 2008, threatening efforts to reduce worldwide emissions and preserve one of Earth’s richest biodiversity hotspots. Read More,,
