Brazilian president calls for commitment to reduce emissions
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that he expects the leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to commit to a reduction of the greenhouse gases.
In his weekly radio show, the president expressed his worry on the matter of climate change and said that he expects the APEC leaders to advance on the discussions, in order to reach a proposal to be presented to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15), which will take place in December in Copenhagen.
The APEC leaders met over the weekend in Singapore, but failed to reach an agreement on the carbon emission reduction.
President Lula also noted Brazil's commitment on the matter last week. The country announced its intention to commit to a reduction of 36.1 to 38.9 percent in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
"Brazil made a decision which I consider extremely important," he said.
According to the government plan, about 20 percent of the reduction will originate from the reduction in the deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest region, while the other 20 percent will result from actions to protect the Brazilian savannah, to promote the use of green steel and biofuels and to increase energy efficiency.
President Lula said that Brazil's commitment indicates that things are going well in the country, and stressed that the government will keep on working hard so that things will improve even more.
