PRE-COP

Climate negotiators meet in Brasília before Belém curtain-up

Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva warned of another point of no return. Photo: Marcelo Camargo/EBC

The concept of “tipping points” is all too familiar for those with even a passing interest in climate change. Applied to the Amazon biome in South America, it refers to a process of dieback, in which the destruction of vegetation becomes so widespread that the forest loses its natural ability to regenerate. However, when addressing representatives from scores of international delegations on Monday in Brasília, Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva warned of another point of no return, that of climate multilateralism…

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