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Rising deforestation, fossil fuels drive Brazil's emissions 8% higher

2014-11-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions jumped 7.8 percent in 2013 due to rising deforestation and fossil fuels use, according to data released by Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), an alliance of Brazilian and international non-profits. The increase was the first since 2008. Deforestation and forest degradation emissions rose 16 percent, while energy emissions increased 7 percent. Total emissions in 2013 amounted to 1.56 billion tons of CO2e, which is well off the all-time high of 2.86...

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