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Oil drilling to begin in part of Brazil's Amazon rainforest
As the COP30 climate summit opens in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belem, Brazil is stepping up its race for oil. The government agency in charge of environmental protection recently authorised oil giant Petrobras to drill several oil wells at the mouth of the Amazon River. Environmental protection groups predict the move will lead to an ecological and social disaster. But on the border with French Guiana, many in the town of Oiapoque are eagerly…
Brazil’s climate credentials tested by search for oil off Amazon coast
In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy hangs in air, after the government granted state-owned company Petrobras an exploratory license off the remote Amazonian city's coast. At the same time, on the same coast, Brazilian president is hosting the world's annual climate talks.
Brazil straddles oil riches, climate threats as COP30 opens in Amazon
In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy hangs in air, after the government granted state-owned company Petrobras an exploratory license off the remote Amazonian city's coast. At the same time, on the same coast, Brazilian president is hosting the world's annual climate talks.
In Belém in the Brazilian rainforest, the COP30 will take place in the next two weeks. The climate crisis has long since been visible in Brazil, while oil will continue to be produced. What does this mean for the negotiations?
The prospecting authorization issued to the national company Petrobras contradicts the ecological objectives posted by the Brazilian President, who hosts COP30 in Belém until 21 November.
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