At the UN climate change conference, Brazil will be represented by the government of President Temer. But his successor Jair Bolsonaro holds as US President, Trump anything from the fight against the greenhouse gases.
An enemy image for the protesters at the “March for the climate” in Katowice: Jair Bolsonaro
A spokesman for the still-reigning government of Brazil has made extra on the way to the press center at the climate conference in Katowice. Under his Arm he carries a statement to the press, he informs the journalists from all over the world.
Proud to be the Minister of the environment of the country, Edson Duarte of the Green party, announced that his country be fulfilled already now, the climate should actually be reached until 2020: Up to 38 percent of climate gases, a spare Brazil – alone measures in the forest protection.
“This is a powerful and contemporary character, especially developing countries, adopt the economic and social challenges, with RM Acting to achieve their goal,” explains Duarte.
Bolsonaro keeps nothing from the climate protection
The Problem here is that Long-Duarte is not in the office, at the beginning of the year the new right-wing populist government of the elected President, Bolsonaro took over the Power in Brazil. And holds anything at all from the climate.
Brazil, for many years one of the driver of international climate protection, the country of the world climate überwichtigen Amazon rain forest, at least in the medium term back in terms of climate protection.
Will soon leave office: Brazil’s environment Minister, Edson Duarte
A first sign for The UN climate change conference next year, should actually take place in the capital, Brasilia, but Bolsonara has no interest in it. Now another country will be searched for in South America, which can align the Meeting. Bolivia maybe, or Chile, which is still to be determined.
“The rain forest is a thing of Brazil”
Environmentalists such as Greenpeace-chair Jennifer Morgan is a great Worry to the future role of Brazil in the fight against global warming. It was disconcerting, to allow if Bolsonaro say more deforestation in the rain forest, says Morgan: “It is absolutely necessary and important that Greenpeace and all partners to protect the Amazon and fight for it. Regardless of who is in Brazil, President.”
Has announced Bolsonaro also, that he was going to dissolve the Ministry of the environment of the country and the ministries of Agriculture and the strike.
And he would like to, apparently – as his model Donald Trump in the United States – from the Paris climate Treaty off the commitment of the UN States three years ago to a new national climate targets by 2020.
Representatives of the indigenous population to fear that the new government could expropriate you to operate on your Land mines. Bolsonaro has said time and time again, what happens with the rain forest, the Rest of the world is nothing, it is a matter of Brazil.
Representatives of indigenous peoples in Brazil fear that your Land mines could be
The fear is in the air
The press spokesman of the still reigning liberal-conservative government shrugs when he is asked about the new President. Environmental activists report that fear prevailing in the Delegation – fear of the new, overbearing President later personally held accountable for a climate-friendly policy. Outlook not so good. Not for Brazil and not for the world’s climate.