Brazil environment minister aims to boost image at UN climate conference
October 5, 2021
2:30 PM CDT
Last Updated 9 hours ago
Americas
By Anthony Boadle
2 minute read
An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 21, 2019.
REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
BRASILIA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazil, under fire for failing to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, plans to show the world at next month's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) that it can fight climate change while remaining a top agricultural powerhouse, Environment Minister Joaquim Leite said on Tuesday.
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been blasted internationally for not doing enough to stop deforestation. The country's rainforest is considered a crucial bulwark against global climate change.
Leite, who will head the Brazilian delegation to COP26 in Glasgow, said the Paris Agreement on limiting global warming is an opportunity for Brazil to show it can reduce carbon emissions even while serving as a major food producer for the world.
"We want to clearly position Brazil as a country that is part of the Climate Agreement and has an ambitious target of a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. We are part of the solution," he told reporters.
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Leite with Bolsonaro
