Lula speech at COP27 signals radical shift in Brazil’s environmental policy

The World

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva essentially represented Brazil at the international environmental summit in Egypt, although he has yet to take office. His speech today was greeted with a standing ovation. Michael Fox reports on Lula’s environmental policy, and the challenges he’ll face moving forward with it.

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