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By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, April 16 (Reuters) - Brazils environment minister, Ricardo Salles, told Reuters on Friday that Brazil would need to receive $10 billion annually in foreign aid in order to reach economy-wide net zero carbon emissions by 2050, instead of 2060 as currently planned. Salles has regularly called for the international community to pick up part of the check for reducing Brazils carbon emissions, which predominantly come from deforestation. His call for $10 billion a ye...

GLOBAL-CLIMATE/SUMMIT-BRAZIL (UPDATE 2, PIX):UPDATE 2-Brazil's Bolsonaro, under U.S. pressure, vows climate neutrality by 2050

GLOBAL-CLIMATE/SUMMIT-BRAZIL (URGENT):Bolsonaro says Brazil will reach climate neutrality by 2050

Brazil will reach climate neutrality by 2050, Bolsonaro says by Reuters Thursday, 22 April 2021 14:42 GMT Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro attends a virtual global climate summit via a video link in Brasilia, Brazil April 22, 2021. Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT About our Climate coverage We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change Share: By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu BR...

Brazil recorded 42,980 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,657 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

BRAZIL-ENVIRONMENT/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Brazil must cut deforestation 15-20% a year to reach 2030 goal, says vice president

2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. Picture taken September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil needs to cut illegal deforestation by between 15% and 20% every year to eliminate it by 2030, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday, referring to a goal set by President Jair Bolsonaro in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden this week. Bolsonaro is set to attend a U.S. cl...

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, April 16 (Reuters) - Brazils environment minister, Ricardo Salles, told Reuters on Friday that Brazil would need to receive $10 billion annually in foreign aid in order to reach economy-wide net zero carbon emissions by 2050, instead of 2060 as currently planned. Salles said he does not expect a foreign aid deal to be announced at next weeks U.S. Earth Day summit despite high-level talks between Brazil and the United States in recent weeks. (Reporting by Lisandr...

Brazil demand for U.S. to pay upfront stalls deal to save Amazon forest Reuters 6 hrs ago By Jake Spring BRASILIA, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Brazil are at an impasse on a deal to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, which has surged under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. While Brazil wants to receive money upfront to pay for the protection of the worlds largest rainforest, the United States is insistent on seeing res...

6 Min Read WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week by pledging to cut its greenhouse emissions by at least half and securing agreements from allies for faster reductions, according to two sources familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: Snow is seen on the San Gorgonio Mountains behind a windmill farm in Palm Springs, California, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich/File Photo A 50% reduction fro...