Brazil's Lula blasts rich nations on climate

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/sc_nm/brazil_environment_warming_dc

Tue Feb 6, 4:36 PM ET

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva blamed wealthy countries for global warming on Tuesday and said they should stop telling Brazil what to do with the Amazon rainforest.

"The wealthy countries are very smart, approving protocols, holding big speeches on the need to avoid deforestation but they already deforested everything," Lula said during the announcement of a public works project in Rio de Janeiro.

Lula, a former factory worker, said wealthy countries should switch to non-fossil fuels, such as ethanol or biodiesel -- an area where Brazil is a pioneer.

"We need a different campaign, not only to protect plants and animals ... to get rich countries to reduce gas emissions," he said.
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