Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a plan to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region. This strategy, set to be implemented over four years, provides a roadmap to achieve the ambitious goal of halting illegal deforestation by 2030. Lula also announced his government will return Brazil's international carbon reduction commitment to that set in 2015 during the Paris Agreement. At the time, Brazil committed to reducing carbon emissions by 37% by 2025. Lula's predecessor, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, had scaled back Brazil's commitments.
If they actually manage this, it’ll definitely be a huge step in the right direction. Amazonian deforestation is a global problem due to how important it is for the climate.
Yeah, I really hope they can get some real work done within the next 3-4 years. And if they do, another fascist coming to power in the next election and undoing all of the current administration’s work is what really worries me.