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Brazil cut emissions 16.7% in 2024, mainly by reducing Amazon deforestation under Lula, but oil drilling sparks climate concerns.
Brazil recorded its largest annual drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 15 years, a 16.7% decrease in 2024, largely due to reduced Amazon deforestation under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
His administration has strengthened environmental enforcement, reversing the deforestation surge under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The progress supports Brazil’s 2030 zero-deforestation pledge ahead of hosting the UN climate summit COP30 in Belem.
However, concerns persist over Lula’s support for an offshore oil project in the Foz do Amazonas region, where Petrobras began drilling after environmental approval, with critics calling the move contradictory to climate goals despite Lula’s claim that oil revenues will fund the green transition.
Brasil redujo las emisiones un 16,7% en 2024, principalmente al reducir la deforestación de la Amazonía bajo Lula, pero la perforación petrolera despierta preocupaciones climáticas.