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Lula, who is leading Bolsonaro in the polls ahead of the presidential election next month, wants to build an alliance that would help developing countries preserve their forests and pressure rich countries to contribute to the costs.
Brazil’s incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for re-election attends a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 28.Credit:AP
Lula’s aides are reaching out to Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to form a united front of countries with the most tropical rainforest at this year’s UN climate talks if the leftist wins a new term.
The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP27, will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November.
Lula’s idea is to build an alliance – which could later be expanded – to push for resolutions to help developing countries preserve their forests and pressure rich countries into contributing to the cost, a top aide said.
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Bolsonaro’s office and the Environment Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Preliminary data showed that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon in the first seven months of this year totalled an area roughly seven times the size of New York City – the most for the period in at least six years.
Reuters