EU stance puts more pressure on Brazil in Glasgow
The European Union is signaling a stance that may impact the Bolsonaro administration’s ability to negotiate at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow amid pressure by public opinion, European sources say. The conference will be held between October 31 and November 12.First, the Europeans have an increasingly harsh stance on the environment and sustainability and may want to put Brazil under more pressure because of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.Second, the situation has not been favorable to Brazil in recent years. In defense of President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policy, former minister Ricardo Salles left a very bad impression at previous international meetings, isolating the country and not contributing to the debates. Now, observers in Europe say that announcing intentions is not enough. Brazil must show how they will actually be put in place, they say.Two members of the official European Parliament delegation that will be going to Glasgow told Valor they expected to hear ambitious plans from Brazil. Portuguese Deputy Lídia Pereira (People’s Party, Christian Democrats) argues that Europe comes to the conference with renewed ambition and legitimacy. "With the Climate Law approved and the "Fit for 55" package (a plan to drastically reduce carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990) under discussion in the European Parliament and the European Council, there are good arguments to ask other countries to be more ambitious, in particular the most polluting ones," she said."Europe is moving from words to actions, and we want others to do the same and move forward in increasing their nationally determined contributions, in other words, the emission reductions required of each country," she added. "The risks, which are turning into inevitable consequences, such as the desertification of southern Europe, cannot be ignored." She listed some European priorities: increased investment in climate change adaptation, commitment from the most developed and policies forcing countries to reduce emissions and target carbon neutrality, reaching an international agreement on methane emission mitigation and an international commitment against deforestation and fostering reforestation.This week, the European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a resolution calling on G20 countries to commit to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. Ms. Pereira, co-author of the resolution, said one of the goals...
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