Brazilian officials seek to burnish the country's tarnished international climate reputation heading into the COP26 global conference. Brazil plans to bring forward its 2030 goal of ending illegal deforestation by two or three years, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said yesterday, ahead of COP26. He said forest fires in the Amazon region had dropped significantly, by about 40% this year, and that the Brazilian government will reaffirm its commitment to international environmental goals. The most recent satellite data on Amazon deforestation from national space agency INPE shows it rose slightly, by 2%, in September from a year ago. (
Brazil heads to COP26 (Oct. 26, 2021)
Brazil heads to COP26 (Oct. 26, 2021)
Brazil heads to COP26 (Oct. 26, 2021)
Brazilian officials seek to burnish the country's tarnished international climate reputation heading into the COP26 global conference. Brazil plans to bring forward its 2030 goal of ending illegal deforestation by two or three years, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said yesterday, ahead of COP26. He said forest fires in the Amazon region had dropped significantly, by about 40% this year, and that the Brazilian government will reaffirm its commitment to international environmental goals. The most recent satellite data on Amazon deforestation from national space agency INPE shows it rose slightly, by 2%, in September from a year ago. (