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Brazil is the eighth largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Yet it has an unusual emissions profile, with 75 per cent emissions resulting from the fact that it houses one of the world's largest ecosystems: the Amazon.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Daniel Beltra)
Opinions and Analysis
Freer markets needed for biofuels
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.
7 June 2007
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Source: Guardian Unlimited
Research is needed to make biofuels sustainable
Jeffrey McNeely says proponents of biofuels need to take greater account of their environmental impacts and use science to make them more efficient.
Brazil's biofuel plan is unsustainable
22 March 2006
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Source: The Guardian
Land use 'is neglected factor in climate change'
9 December 2005
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Source: Science
Policy Briefs
Brazil & climate change: a country profile
Deforestation in the Amazon and strong renewable energy programmes make Brazil a unique player in global climate change discussions.
14 February 2007
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How biodiversity and climate change interact
Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.
News and Features
Less pollution means more drought for Amazon rainforest
Research indicates that falls in Northern Hemisphere aerosol pollution will bring more frequent drought to the Amazonian rainforest.
Crop biofuels 'create carbon debt'
Two new research papers indicate that biofuel production can carry an unrecognised cost by indirectly increasing carbon emissions.
15 February 2008
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