Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say

Lisandra Paraguassu - Reuters - 08:40
Brazil, which hosts this year's United Nations climate summit, has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, three people with knowledge of the country's plans told Reuters.
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BRASILIA, April 23 (Reuters) - Brazil, which hosts this year's United Nations climate summit, has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, three people with knowledge of the country's plans told Reuters.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have scheduled a closed online meeting on Wednesday to talk with leaders from the world's 35 biggest economies about stronger commitments.

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Brazilian ambassador and COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago, was in Beijing last week, where he discussed national pledges with Chinese officials.
He said that bringing NDCs in line with the Paris Agreement was not a strictly Brazilian goal, because each nation sets its own target, but Brazil was encouraging countries to get there.
"We're not where Paris has recommended," he added. "We hope the numbers will come closer."
Brazil's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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