Comments on: Latin America sticks to the status quo at COP 24 https://energytransition.org/2018/12/latin-america-cop-24/ The Global Energiewende Fri, 17 May 2019 09:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: James Wimberley https://energytransition.org/2018/12/latin-america-cop-24/#comment-9837 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:10:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18837#comment-9837 “During his campaign, Jair Bolsonaro spoke against climate change and the deforestation of the Amazon.”

Huh? He said he doesn’t believe climate change is real and he proposes to let miners and ranchers have a free hand in the Amazon. He thinks indigenous peoples have been unfairly coddled and should not be allowed to stand in the way of development. He has appointed a climate denialist as Foreign Minister. The environment ministry will be abolished and its functions given to Agriculture. It’s as bad as that.

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