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🩻 Brazil’s emissions X-ray
With Brazil’s environmental credentials under pressure, we look at how much greenhouse gas Brazil emits, and how its emissions profile compares to other countries around the world
Euan Marshall
July 03, 2025
EMISSIONS
Taking stock of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions
Deforestation and environmental destruction caused by illegal gold and metal mining along the BR-364 highway, near the Jamari National Forest in Rondônia state, Brazil. Photo: Paralaxis/Shutterstock
As Brazil prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém this November, the country’s own green credentials have been brought under the microscope — including by this newsletter.
Amid discussions of deforestation rates, Amazon oil drilling, renewable energy drives and environmental licensing rules, it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees, so to speak, when it comes to Brazil’s greenhouse gas footprint.
How much greenhouse gas does Brazil actually emit? And in what sectors? And how does this compare to developed countries? What emissions targets have Brazil set for itself, and how likely are they to be met? Just a few months away from COP30, it is important to clarify these concepts, among others…
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