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Brazil's Amazon must be protected to reach global climate goal, U.S. envoy says
Reuters via MSN ^ | March 1, 2023 | By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu

Posted on 03/01/2023 4:21:43 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The world cannot meet its climate goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius unless it protects the Amazon rainforest, climate envoy John Kerry said in Brazil on Tuesday while discussing possible U.S. funding for jungle conservation.

"The truth is that unless the Amazon is protected from those who would deforest it and who abuse it, we cannot keep the temperature to 1.5 degrees (Celsius)," Kerry said, referring to the climate target in the Paris Agreement.

Kerry said the U.S. Senate is considering a bill with $4.5 billion in funding for forest conservation, while the House of Representatives is studying a proposal with $9 billion.

But, Kerry said the administration "will have to fight" to get those proposals through Congress.

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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How about Brazil fund it?


21 posted on 03/01/2023 7:26:38 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (“Racist” is the new “Nazi”.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Apparently the Democrat plan is to conquer Russia, China, and India and then move on to Brazil in order to be able to force their global warming agenda in order to, ah, save the planet.


22 posted on 03/01/2023 7:38:36 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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