Paulo Artaxo coordinates the Center for Studies of the Sustainable Amazon of the University of San Paolo
The realization of United Nations Conference on climate change In Belém (PA) He raised questions about what will be the main points to be discussed during the meeting.
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TO Paulo Artaxoscientist and researcher a Sustainable Amazon Study Center (USP)the main challenge to be discussed in Cop30 It is the reduction of the location of greenhouse gases. According to him, so that this happens, it is necessary to accelerate the energy transition throughout the planet, not only in Brazil.
“Without this, everything we discuss becomes” perfumery “within what we have to do. In Brazil, the use of fossil fuels is responsible for 88% of the issue of greenhouse gases,” he said on Friday 28, during the Cop30 company forumpromoted by Amcham Brazil.
According to the scientist, the “climate has already changed and will continue to change”, so it is necessary to create strategies to adapt to this new climate “or we will have serious problems”.
“We must structure the question of climatic financing so that developing countries can obtain financial resources to achieve these adaptations. Brazil has enormous strategic advantages that sometimes escape,” he continued.
According to Artaxo, the percentage of The deforestation in the Amazon could be cut in half in a short time and low cost. In addition, Brazil said has the potential for the generation of solar and wind energy better than any other country in the world.
“We can transform Brazil into a country that produces sustainable energy with a low energy content with high efficiency in the coming decades. We have a unique biocarbulator program on the planet and that we can really use to exploit this decrease,” he said.
But to reach challenges within an agreement with the private sector and other nations, the country will have to face vulnerability which directly influence climate change.
“The agri -food agro is an important fraction of Brazilian GDP and food production. But with a lower availability of water, it will not be possible to produce so much food in the coming years. What Brazil will leave why our children are international competitive in an increasingly difficult world?” Artaxo asked.
Another disadvantage indicated by the scientist is hydroelectricity. Currently, about 60% of Brazilian energy is produced Hydroelectric plantswhich ends up leaving this energy of energy dependent on the rain.
“Without rain, we have no electricity. You can imagine how it will be with a lower precipitation rate? We are already looking in this in Cerrado, for example. North-east of Brazil was a semi-arid region and is quickly becoming an arid region. The country will have to think carefully about what will do with the millions of Brazilians who live in this region”, he explained.
Finally, according to the researcher, the elimination of deforestation in all biomes by 2030 is essential to combat climate change.
“The acceleration of the energy transition with enormous investments in renewable energy can make the leader of Brazil at low cost and sustainable energy. We must leave the path of exploitation and the use of fossil fuels,” he concluded.
Source: Terra
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