14 DAY TRIAL // High officials in Brazil now say that the country has made significant progress in terms of improving on its ecological footprint.
A report they released this May 5 indicates that, between 2005 and 2010, Brazil's greenhouse-gas emissions dropped by an impressive 39%.
“The reductions in emissions are significant, and they show that this is still a very serious issue in Brazil,” climate scientist Carlos Nobre said.
What's more, the report indicates that the country's deforestation rates have been continuously falling since 2010, which is why high officials believe that it won't be long until Brazil manages to meet its goal of reducing Amazon deforestation by 80% when compared to 1990 levels.
Nature reports that, for the time being, the agricultural industry in Brazil is the country's largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions.
While the Brazilian energy sector is indeed a tad greener that that in other parts of the world, it appears that its greenhouse gas emissions output experienced an increase in 2012 when compared to previous years.