https://www.scmp.com/rss/515231/feed Marcio Astrini is executive secretary of the Brazilian Climate Observatory, a coalition of over 80 civil society organizations working on climate and socio-environmental agendas. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Brazil’s newly elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets President Xi Jinping on March 28, there is one issue both leaders need to address: the surging deforestation in the Amazon, which is pushing the rainforest towards its tipping point. Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind only China, the US, India, and Russia. In 2021, due to the anti-environment agenda imposed by former president Jair Bolsonaro, the country recorded its highest rise in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3214525/xi-and-lula-must-discuss-chinas-role-protecting-brazilian-amazon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3214525/xi-and-lula-must-discuss-chinas-role-protecting-brazilian-amazon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:30:08 +0000