Tag: Marcio Astrini

• Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:35 UTC

  Mass gas emission cut proposed in Brazil by 2035

  

  According to a study by the Climate Observatory network, Brazil needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 92% by 2035 if South America's largest country is to make a fair contribution to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (ºC), Agencia Brasil reported. This target is based on 2005 emissions of 2.4 billion net tons, reducing the annual limit to 200 million net tons, it was also explained.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 23:34 UTC

  Brazil commits armed forces to protecting Amazonia yet again

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro ordered the armed forces to be involved for the third time in the protection of the Amazon basin from deforestation and other man-caused calamities.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest reaches highest level in a decade

  

  The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data released on Friday showed, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture in the jungle.