President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law Tuesday requiring that Brazil cut greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent by 2020, meeting a commitment made at the Copenhagen climate talks. Brazil announced at the summit a "voluntary commitment" to reduce CO2 emissions by between 36.1 and 38.9 percent in the next 10 years.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law Tuesday requiring that Brazil cut greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent by 2020, meeting a commitment made at the Copenhagen climate talks.
Brazil announced at the summit a "voluntary commitment" to reduce CO2 emissions by between 36.1 and 38.9 percent in the next 10 years.
[24 Nov 2009] Brazil Agrees to Target of 40 Percent Below BAU By 2020. In a turnabout from its previous position, Brazilian Environment Minister Carlos Minc announced that Brazil has agreed to accept a voluntary midterm GHG emission target of 40 percent below the country's projected business- as -usual (BAU) emission levels by 2020. The majority of the emission reduction required to meet the 2020 goal, which is equal to capping Brazil's emission at 2005 levels, are expected to result from reductions in Amazon deforestation. Read more...
In a turnabout from its previous position, Brazilian Environment Minister Carlos Minc announced that Brazil has agreed to accept a voluntary midterm GHG emission target of 40 percent below the country's projected business- as -usual (BAU) emission levels by 2020. The majority of the emission reduction required to meet the 2020 goal, which is equal to capping Brazil's emission at 2005 levels, are expected to result from reductions in Amazon deforestation.
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