COP26: Agribusiness is part of the solution for climate change – Brazil Agriculture Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the Minister, the Brazilian goal is to extend low carbon emission technologies to an additional 72 million hectares of arable land by 2030 without the need for converting new areas for production activities.

By doing so, the forecast is that the emission of over 1 billion tons of carbon (CO²) equivalent will be mitigated.

“The transforming potential of low carbon farming is tremendous. We want to share this experience with countries with similar realities. Only by sharing best practices with all producers will we be able to reap the positive impacts that food, fiber and bioenergy production can have,” the Minister said during Brazil’s opening session at COP26, at the headquarters of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), in Brasília.

ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY

In Glasgow, during the panel “Public Policies for Forest Preservation and Recovery,” the director of Environmental Regularization of the Brazilian Forest Service João Adrien, said that 34.4 million hectares of legal reserve are expected to be recovered on rural properties through the Environmental Regularization Program over the next 20 years.

NEW TARGETS

On Monday, Environment Minister Joaquim Leite announced a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Today we are presenting a new, more ambitious climate target, from 43% to 50% by 2030; and carbon neutrality by 2050, to be formalized during COP26,” he said. Leite attended the opening of the summit through a live broadcast, in an event held in Brasilia, at the headquarters of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).