{"id":35981,"date":"2022-06-29T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=35981"},"modified":"2022-07-13T13:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:41:52","slug":"climate-disasters-and-brazils-lack-of-commitment-to-the-paris-agreement-the-subject-of-denouncement-at-the-un","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/climate-disasters-and-brazils-lack-of-commitment-to-the-paris-agreement-the-subject-of-denouncement-at-the-un\/","title":"Climate disasters and Brazil\u00b4s lack of commitment to the Paris Agreement: the subject of denouncement at the UN","content":"

The Brazilian government\u00b4s lack of commitment to handling the climate crisis was the subject of a denouncement at the UN on Tuesday (28), exemplified by the recent catastrophes caused by heavy rains in the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo. The speech was made by Conectas Human Rights during a discussion on climate change at the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva, in Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n

On this occasion, the organization drew the attention of the UN authorities to Brazil\u00b4s lack of commitment to the Paris Agreement, in the face of the low targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases presented at Brazil\u00b4s last NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) which were \u201cless ambitious than previous ones\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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