Lula pushes oil drilling at mouth of Amazon despite climate risks

Mongabay
Feb 21, 2025, 1:04 pm84 ptsTrending
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River before November’s U.N. COP30, an initiative which clashes with his image as a climate leader. A staunch defender of the project, Lula and his allies argue that oil revenues will fund…

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