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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up 7.8% in Brazil in 2013
2014-11-20 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald Tribune: Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil amounted to 1.5 million tons in 2013, up 7.8 percent from 2012 and the highest total since 2008, non-governmental organizations said in a report released on Wednesday. The study by the Climate Observatory mainly attributes the increase in emissions to Amazon deforestation, increased use of thermoelectric plants and greater fuel consumption. Emissions from deforestation accounted for 35 percent of the total, followed by those from the electricity and agricultural...
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