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Critics Slam Brazil's Climate Deal for Ignoring Deforestation

11/22/2025

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Lula's Climate Critique

Belém, Brazil, climate negotiations faced criticism for an inadequate focus on deforestation.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sought to spotlight the Amazon, but the draft deal reiterates COP26 commitments without new measures.
Environmental advocates expressed disappointment about the lack of a clear deforestation strategy.
Damian Fleming of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) called the weak language unacceptable amid the climate crisis.

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Countries Push Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

Global climate talks in Brazil produced a voluntary roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, hindered by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
More than 80 countries sought a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, but binding measures were absent.
The agreement did not address urgent climate finance needs for developing nations.
Critics including Jamaica's Economic Growth Minister urged developed nations to fulfill financial commitments to vulnerable nations.

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Lula's Climate Critique

Belém, Brazil, climate negotiations faced criticism for an inadequate focus on deforestation.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sought to spotlight the Amazon, but the draft deal reiterates COP26 commitments without new measures.
Environmental advocates expressed disappointment about the lack of a clear deforestation strategy.
Damian Fleming of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) called the weak language unacceptable amid the climate crisis.

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