Could it be that Brazil is comfortably on track to meet its voluntary 2020 target for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions? Though a new study indicates that this is the case, some experts say the signs of progress could soon prove illusory. Debate on the subject is being fueled by a study issued this month by Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The ministry found that in 2010, Brazil’s greenhouse-gas emissions were lower than those of 2005 by 0.78 gigatons of CO2 equivalent, or 38.7%. Under its 2009 National Climate Change Policy Law, Brazil pledged to limit greenhouse emissions by 2020 to a range of 36.1% (1.168 gigatons) to 38.9% (1.259 gigatons) below the 3.236-gigaton business-as-usual level projected for that... [Log in to read more]
