Activists: Greenhouse Gas emissions in Brazil Increased

Brazil forest 

Activists: Greenhouse Gas emissions in Brazil Increased

Network of environmental organizations ' Observatorio do Clima ' which consists ofover 30 NGOS in the field of climate change released a report on greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil Wednesday (19/11).

Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil increased due to land use change thataccompanied the rise in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon region (photo: dok).

The level of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, the largest country in South America, up almost 8 percent by 2013 compared to the previous year, according to theOrganization's network environment in Brazil.

Network of environmental organizations ' Observatorio do Clima ' which consists ofover 30 NGOS in the field of climate change, released a report Wednesday (19/11). In the report, they said greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil reached 1,57 billion tons by 2013 compared to 1.45 billion tons by 2012.

This increase reversed a previous trend since 2005 in which greenhouse gas emissionsof that country continue to fall because of the rate of deforestation is also down, saidthe report.

The report said the land use changes that accompanied the rise in the rate ofdeforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado ecosystems in Central Brazil raises 16,48percent of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2013.

About 7.8 percent of its emissions come from the energy sector due to the increasing use of geothermal power stations and petrol and diesel consumption for transport,according to the report.

Carlos Rittl, Secretary General of the Organization of the network environment that,says Brazil hasn't been enough to invest in alternative energy sources. (VOA)