Despite global needs regarding the mitigation of the climatic and biodiversity crisis, Brazilian federal government signalized the bidding of 92 blocks of oil and gas exploitation. The potential production in these marine areas will add to the pre-salt reserves already contracted, multiplying by eight the Brazilian annual fossil fuel emissions by 2030. These potential emissions can reach the double of that currently produced by land uses and other sources. The ongoing governmental actions and omissions regarding deforestation, fostering of thermoelectric generation, and fragilization of the national environmental surveillance system, highlight the need for deeper international and multilateral discussion considering the achievement of global targets, explicit as necessaries in the last IPCC report. Considering the emergency context, the UN should present barriers to exploitation of remaining fossil fuel reserves, and a global orchestration to enable immediate and drastic reductions in our emissions, to avoid further negative impacts on the already fragile sociobiodiversity.
Horta P., Sissini M., Mueller C.M., Soares F.M.M., Pagliosa P., Rörig L., Bonomi-Barufi J., Berchez F., da Cunha L.C., Kerr R., Rossi S., Soares M.d.O., Rodrigues-Filho J.L., Pinheiro H.T., Henning L., Espindola M.A., de Oliveira N.F. and Fonseca A.L. (2023) Brazil fosters fossil fuel exploitation despite climate crises and the environmental vulnerabilities. Marine Policy 148: 105423. 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105423
@article{Horta2023,
Title = {Brazil fosters fossil fuel exploitation despite climate crises and the environmental vulnerabilities},
Author = {Horta, Paulo and Sissini, Marina and Mueller, Carolina Melissa and Soares, Fernanda M.M. and Pagliosa, Paulo and Rörig, Leonardo and Bonomi-Barufi, José and Berchez, Flavio and da Cunha, Leticia Cotrim and Kerr, Rodrigo and Rossi, Sergio and Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira and Rodrigues-Filho, Jorge L. and Pinheiro, Hudson T. and Henning, Luciano and Espindola, Marcos Aurélio and de Oliveira, Nicole Figueiredo and Fonseca, Alessandra Larissa},
Editor = {},
Journal = {Marine Policy},
Year = {2023},
Pages = {105423},
Volume = {148},
Doi = {10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105423},
Abstract = {Despite global needs regarding the mitigation of the climatic and biodiversity crisis, Brazilian federal government signalized the bidding of 92 blocks of oil and gas exploitation. The potential production in these marine areas will add to the pre-salt reserves already contracted, multiplying by eight the Brazilian annual fossil fuel emissions by 2030. These potential emissions can reach the double of that currently produced by land uses and other sources. The ongoing governmental actions and omissions regarding deforestation, fostering of thermoelectric generation, and fragilization of the national environmental surveillance system, highlight the need for deeper international and multilateral discussion considering the achievement of global targets, explicit as necessaries in the last IPCC report. Considering the emergency context, the UN should present barriers to exploitation of remaining fossil fuel reserves, and a global orchestration to enable immediate and drastic reductions in our emissions, to avoid further negative impacts on the already fragile sociobiodiversity.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Horta, Paulo
AU - Sissini, Marina
AU - Mueller, Carolina Melissa
AU - Soares, Fernanda M.M.
AU - Pagliosa, Paulo
AU - Rörig, Leonardo
AU - Bonomi-Barufi, José
AU - Berchez, Flavio
AU - da Cunha, Leticia Cotrim
AU - Kerr, Rodrigo
AU - Rossi, Sergio
AU - Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira
AU - Rodrigues-Filho, Jorge L.
AU - Pinheiro, Hudson T.
AU - Henning, Luciano
AU - Espindola, Marcos Aurélio
AU - de Oliveira, Nicole Figueiredo
AU - Fonseca, Alessandra Larissa
TI - Brazil fosters fossil fuel exploitation despite climate crises and the environmental vulnerabilities
T2 - Marine Policy
PY - 2023
SP - 105423
VL - 148
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105423
AB - Despite global needs regarding the mitigation of the climatic and biodiversity crisis, Brazilian federal government signalized the bidding of 92 blocks of oil and gas exploitation. The potential production in these marine areas will add to the pre-salt reserves already contracted, multiplying by eight the Brazilian annual fossil fuel emissions by 2030. These potential emissions can reach the double of that currently produced by land uses and other sources. The ongoing governmental actions and omissions regarding deforestation, fostering of thermoelectric generation, and fragilization of the national environmental surveillance system, highlight the need for deeper international and multilateral discussion considering the achievement of global targets, explicit as necessaries in the last IPCC report. Considering the emergency context, the UN should present barriers to exploitation of remaining fossil fuel reserves, and a global orchestration to enable immediate and drastic reductions in our emissions, to avoid further negative impacts on the already fragile sociobiodiversity.
ER -
